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Colorado releases new electric vehicle plan

Green Car Congress

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), a non-regulatory department within the Governor’s Office focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency and zero emission vehicles, has released the Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020. Source: CEO EV Dashboard.

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Colorado approves goal to make 82% of car sales electric by 2032

Teslarati

Colorado has voted to approve a new standard on the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), with an additional goal set for 2032 and new guidance for increasing EV sales beginning in 2027. Coloradans want low- and zero-emissions vehicles because they help them get where they’re going while breathing cleaner air and saving money.

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Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rises to $5,000

EV Life

Great news for drivers looking to purchase an electric vehicle in Colorado! On May 11, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 23-1272 into law. In addition, starting January 1, 2024, new electric vehicles priced under $35,000 MSRP will be eligible for an additional $2,500 state tax credit.

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Here’s how you can save $6K by turning in your gas guzzler for a new EV in Colorado

Electrek

Starting this week, Colorado residents will have the opportunity to save an extra $6,000 toward the purchase or lease of a new electric vehicle simply by turning in their old gas guzzlers. Here’s who is eligible.

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Colorado DPHE proposing rule to adopt California LEV standards for MY 2022 and following

Green Car Congress

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will propose Regulation Number 20, Low Emission Vehicles (Colorado Low Emission Automobile Regulations, CLEAR), to the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) to the AQCC at its regular meeting on 16 August 16. Background.

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Electric vehicles outperformed diesel in this winter’s extreme cold

Baua Electric

In Colorado’s West Grand School District, electric school buses didn’t perform as well as their diesel counterparts. The town of Kremmling, Colorado is one of the coldest towns in the country, where high altitudes and northen winds combine to drive morning temperatures in the winter more than 30 degrees below zero.

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

The Truth About Cars

The study suggested battery-electric sales comprised 8.6 Some of this is down to how regional climates impact battery ranges or the fact that you really need a garage fitted for vehicle charging if you want to get the most out of owning an EV. Those states are California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon and Maryland.