Plug-in electric vehicles in Ohio
As of May 2022, there were about 24,500 electric vehicles in Ohio.[1]
Government policy
As of 2020, the state government charges a $200 annual registration fee for electric vehicles.[2]
Charging stations
As of January 2022, there were around 900 public charging stations in Ohio.[3]
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$140 million to charging stations in Ohio.[4]
Manufacturing
Ohio was historically a manufacturing hub for gasoline-powered cars, which has led many electric vehicle manufacturers to establish manufacturing hubs in the state.[5][4][6][7][8][9][10][11]
By region
Cincinnati
As of March 2022, the Cincinnati municipal government has stopped purchasing new gasoline-powered vehicles for the municipal fleet.[13]
Cleveland
As of October 2022, there were five public charging stations in Shaker Heights, the highest per-capita number in the Cleveland metropolitan area.[14]
Columbus
As of 2018, 2% of all new vehicles sold in the Columbus metropolitan area were electric.[15]
References
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- Hubert, Trevor (September 2, 2022). "Electric vehicles become major political talking point in Ohio". The Blade. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- Meyer, Anna (June 8, 2022). "City of Akron announces electric vehicle charging station task force". WKYC. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- Gutzwiller, Lawson (March 18, 2022). "Cincinnati to purchase only electric vehicles with goal of having 100% electric fleet by 2035". WLWT. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
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- Widman Neese, Alissa (June 29, 2022). "Electric vehicles' popularity plugging along in Ohio". Axios. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- Figueroa, Alejandro (December 5, 2022). "City of Dayton unveils new electric vehicles for the city's fleet, plans to purchase more". WYSO. Retrieved December 28, 2022.