Colorado Politics file Gov. Jared Polis, seated, presents the pen he used to sign a bill that will urge utilities to build more charging stations for electric vehicles to Sen. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, as co-sponsors of the bill, Sen. Angela Williams, D-Denver, and Rep. Chris Hansen, D-Denver, look on.
Colorado Politics file
Electric vehicles, the greenest and trendiest way of getting around, are also a charged political issue on the highways of Colorado.
Policymakers, led by Gov. Jared Polis and the Democrats who control the General Assembly, aren t easing off the accelerator anytime soon.
Immediately after taking office in 2019, Polis signed an executive order calling for 940,000 electric vehicles on the road in Colorado by 2030, roughly 43% of the passenger vehicle market.
That s a big jump: EVs are about 5% of the state s vehicle market.
It also won t be cheap. Try on more than $1.2 billion in the next decade shared by EV owners, businesses and the government.
Electric vehicles, the greenest and trendiest way of getting around, are also a charged political issue on the highways of Colorado.
Policymakers, led by Gov. Jared Polis and the Democrats who control the General Assembly, aren t easing off the accelerator anytime soon.
Immediately after taking office in 2019, Polis signed an executive order calling for 940,000 electric vehicles on the road in Colorado by 2030, roughly 43% of the passenger vehicles for sale.
That s a big jump: EVs are about 5% of the state s vehicle market.
It also won t be cheap. Try on more than $1.2 billion in the next decade shared by EV owners, businesses and the government.
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