Archive of Policy Resources

Plug In America is a leader in working to help shape EV policy.

Past Webinar Recordings:

• Webinar Recording — What is the IRA and how does it affect federal EV tax credits?
• Webinar Recording — Arizona Transportation Electrification Forum
• Webinar Recording — How Minnesota Can Prepare for and use Federal EV Funds
• Webinar Recording — How Minnesota Can Lead on Transportation Electrification in 2022 (January 2022)
• Webinar Recording — The Missing Piece on Meeting Transportation Electrification Goals: Utility Education and Outreach Programs (January 2021)
• Webinar Series: Minnesotans Going Electric (December 2020)
• Webinar Recording—Gaining Speed: Post-Election Outlook for Transportation Electrification (November 2020)

Factsheets and Reports:

• Charging Forward: Bold EV Actions by Utilities, States, and Cities in 2019 (December 2019)
• Plug-In Electric Vehicle Open Access (August 2019)
• A Consumer-Friendly Charging Experience – Essential Elements (June 2019)
• Plug-In Electric Vehicles as a Storage Solution (June 2019)
• Paying for the Roads: Electric Vehicle Road Usage and Registration Fees (March 2019)
• Best Practices for DC Fast Charger Pricing (February 2019)
• A Regulator’s First Focus on Transportation Electrification Programs
• Plug In America Autonomous Vehicle Primer (July 2017)
• Massachusetts Drive Clean Workplace Charging Guide
• Evaluating Methods to Encourage Plug-in Electric Vehicle Adoption: A review of reports on PEV incentive effectiveness for California Utilities (October 2016)
• Georgia: Report by The Greenlink Group on The Economic Benefits of a Reduced User Fee and Tax Credit for EVs in Georgia and Appendix to the Report
• Federal level: Section 30D New Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicles
• Federal level: Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit
• Plug In America Benefits of PEVs Factsheet
• Plug In America HOV Lane Principles – Nationwide
• Plug In America HOV Lane Principles – California only
• Plug In America Financial Incentive Principles – Nationwide
• Plug In America Financial Incentive Principles – California only
• Plug In America Charging Infrastructure Principles – Nationwide
• Plug In America Registration and Licensing Principles – Nationwide
• Electric Vehicles in Georgia
• Evaluating Methods to Encourage Plug-In Electric Vehicle Adoption (Oct. 2016)
• “The Promotion of Electric Vehicles in the United States: a Landscape Assessment” – Plug In America, April 2015
  This special report documents research on efforts underway to accelerate the growth of the plug-in electric vehicle market in the US. Included are 11 key findings followed by recommendations from Plug In America to stimulate PEV market growth.

Past Policy Incentives: 

2009

• Supporters (successfully) emailed over 50,000 letters to U.S. Congressional members urging that a tax credit for EV purchases be included in the stimulus package.

2012

• Plug In America helped obtain HOV lane status for plug-in hybrid vehicles in CA and an extension for all-electric vehicles until 2015.

2016

• Action Alerts
  • Plug In America stopped a bill in the CA legislature that would have slowed the adoption of EVs in California. The bill removed limitations on HOV (carpool) lane access for plug-in hybrids (PHEV, green decal), but allowed HOV lane access for even cleaner battery-electric vehicles (BEV, white decal) to sunset on January 1, 2019. This would have been counterproductive as BEVs are a key to achieving California’s climate goals. The bill also could have prevented PHEV buyers from obtaining a green decal unless they met certain income requirements. Regardless of the intent, this would have slowed PHEV sales and also threatened the state’s climate goals.
  • Support for the ZEV Program
• Comments
  • Plug In America Comments to the California ARB on the 2030 Scoping Plans
  • Plug In America Comments to the California Strategic Growth Council on the Transformative Climate Communities Program
  • Plug In America Comments to the California ARB on the ZEV Program
    plus many, many more.

2017

• Plug In America Comments to the FHWA on allowing Charging Infrastructure at Rest Stops Comments on VW Funding for Appendix C and D of the Consent Decree