Electric vehicles
Highlights
2022
- Electric vehicle registrations in Washington increased 167% between 2018 and 2022
- Twenty-six percent of WSDOT's passenger vehicle fleet is electric
2021
- Electric vehicle registrations in Washington increased 192% between 2017 and 2021
- Public charging ports for EVs in Washington state increased 131% between 2017 and 2021
- Twenty-three percent of WSDOT's passenger vehicle fleet is electric.
2020
- Electric vehicle registrations in Washington increased 188% between 2016 and 2020
- WSDOT decreased its passenger vehicle fleet by 5% between 2016 and 2020, and increased the percentage of electric vehicles in its fleet from 6% to 23%
- Public charging ports for EVs in Washington state increased 133% between 2016 and 2020
2019
- Electric vehicle registrations in Washington increased 222% between 2015 and 2019
- WSDOT decreased its passenger vehicle fleet by 17% between 2015 and 2019, and increased the percentage of electric vehicles in its fleet from 5% to 23%
- Public charging ports for EVs in Washington state increased 206% between 2015 and 2019
2018
- Electric vehicle registrations in Washington increased 443% between 2013 and 2018
- WSDOT decreased its passenger vehicle fleet by 18% from 2013 to 2018 and increased the number of battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in its fleet from 0.2% to 17%
Electric vehicles background
Transportation in Washington is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and also a major contributor to other types of air pollution.
Under a 2020 law, Washington is required to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030, 70% by 2040, and 95% by 2050. Because almost 45% of Washington's annual greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, cleaner cars and trucks are essential to meeting these requirements.
Increasing the number of electric vehicles in Washington has the potential to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year by 2030.