Colorado rolled out their 2020 EV plan on Earth Day! A lot has happened since the state’s first EV Plan came out in 2018. According to the Colorado Energy Office:
- The number of EVs registered in Colorado more than doubled from 11,238 in August 2017 to over 24,000 in June 2019,
- Awarded a contract to ChargePoint for the build-out of EV fast-charging stations at 33 sites along Colorado’s major transportation corridors.
- We’re still waiting for the SW Colorado fast chargers planned under this award to be installed in Cortez, Durango, Silverton and Pagosa Springs. I’m told they should be in by this summer, but Covid19 may have further stalled progress.
- Adoption of a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) standard in August 2019.
I haven’t had a chance to read the plan yet, but you can find Colorado’s 2020 EV Plan here. The vision for the Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020 is:
Large-scale transition of Colorado’s transportation system to zero emission vehicles, with a long-term goal of 100% of light-duty vehicles being electric and 100% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles being zero emission.
Colorado EV 2020 webpage
This will be accomplished by taking actions to meet five goals:
- 1) Increasing the number of light-duty EVs to 940,000 by 2030
- 2) Developing plans for transitioning medium-duty (MDV), heavy-duty (HDV) and transit vehicles to ZEVs
- 3) Developing an EV infrastructure goal by undertaking a gap analysis to identify the type and number of charging stations needed across the state to meet 2030 light-duty vehicle (LDV), MDV and HDV goals
- 4) State government agencies meeting directives and goals related to EVs from the updated Greening State Government Executive Order
- 5) Developing a roadmap to full electrification of the light-duty vehicle fleet in Colorado
