Plug-in electric vehicles in Florida

As of August 2022^[update], there were about 96,000 electric vehicles in Florida (not including plug-in hybrid vehicles).^[1] As of January 2022^[update], 3.5% of all new vehicles sold in the state were electric.^[2]

Government policy

As of 2022^[update], the state government offers tax rebates of up to $300 for electric vehicle purchases.^[3]

Until 2017, electric vehicles were exempt from all road tolls in the state.^[4]

In March 2021, lawmakers in the Florida State Legislature introduced a series of bills that would impose a $135 annual fee on electric vehicles, to offset the lack of revenue from gasoline taxes.^{[5][needs update]}

Charging stations

As of March 2022^[update], there were about 2,400 electric vehicle charging station locations and 6,000 charging ports in Florida.^[6] As of December 2021^[update], there were 844 DC charging stations in Florida.^[7]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$198 million for charging stations in Florida.^[7]

By region

Gainesville

The first electric vehicles were added to the Gainesville municipal fleet in 2018.^[8]

Jacksonville

As of 2022^[update], there were 197 public charging station ports in the Jacksonville metropolitan area.^[9]

Miami

In October 2021, a policy came into effect in Miami-Dade County requiring 10% of all new vehicles purchased for the county fleet to be electric. This number will increase by 10 percentage points per year until it reaches 100%.^[10]

Orlando

In December 2020, the Central Florida Expressway Authority announced that it was considering taking part in a pilot program to charge electric vehicles while driving.^[11]

Tallahassee

In May 2022, the Leon County Commission adopted an ordinance requiring new residential and commercial buildings constructed to be equipped with charging infrastructure.^[12]

Tampa

In December 2020, the Tampa municipal government purchased the first set of plug-in electric vehicles for its fleet.^[13]