The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) has released a new electric vehicle (EV) plan for Colorado’s transportation system, calling for a large-scale transition to zero-emission vehicles.
The plan outlines a long-term goal of 100 percent of light-duty vehicles being electric and 100 percent of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles being zero emission.
In 2018, CEO released its first EV plan, which established a target of 940,000 EVs by 2030 and outlined goals, actions and strategies to develop fast-charging EV infrastructure across the state. Since then, the state contracted ChargePoint to build out fast-charging stations at 33 sites along Colorado’s major transportation corridors; adopted a zero-emission vehicle standard; invested in the installation of 351 EV chargers across Colorado; and significantly increased the number of EVs registered in Colorado from 11,238 in 2017 to more than 24,000 in 2019.
However, CEO said that despite these achievements, more needs to be d
