Electric vehicles continue to gain ground ... slowly

Apr. 15—On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2020, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued its "Electric Vehi...

April 16, 2023
6:18 AM

Apr. 15—On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2020, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued its "Electric Vehicle Roadmap for Connecticut," laying out a strategy for promoting the use of "EVs." Connecticut, with some of the worst air quality in the country, had identified the electrification of transportation as a key to achieving the state's greenhouse gas emissions goals of 45% and 80% below 2001 levels by 2030 and 2050, respectively. Years earlier, the state had joined several other states in signing the Zero-Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, committing to a goal of putting 125,000 to 150,000 EVs on the road by 2025.

Brian Hallenbeck