Plug-in electric vehicles in Virginia

As of June 2022^[update], there were about 40,000 electric vehicles in Virginia, accounting for 0.5% of all vehicles in the state.^[1] As of August 2022^[update], 2% of new vehicles sold in the state were electric.^[2]

Government policy

In 2021, the state government introduced a tax rebate of $2,500 for electric vehicle purchases.^[3] The same year, the state government introduced an annual $88.20 registration fee for electric vehicles.^[4]

The state government plans to require at least 8% of new cars sold in the state to be electric by 2024, will require all new cars sold to be electric by 2035.^[5][6]

Charging stations

As of December 2021^[update], there were about 840 public charging station locations with 2,000 charging ports in Virginia.^[7] As of November 2021^[update], there were 478 public DC charging ports in the state.^[8]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$105 million to charging stations in Virginia.^[9]

By region

Richmond

As of April 2022^[update], 2% of new cars registered in the Greater Richmond Region were electric.^[1]

Washington metropolitan area

See also: Plug-in electric vehicles in Washington, D.C. and Plug-in electric vehicles in Maryland § Washington metropolitan area

As of January 2022^[update], there were about 4,000 electric vehicles registered in Fairfax County.^[10] As of December 2021^[update], there were 194 charging stations in Fairfax County.^[7]