[Office of Governor Phil Scott, 12 July 2019]

Phil Scott, the Governor of Vermont, is steadily working on boosting the use of EVs in Vermont. Vermont has a Comprehensive Energy Plan that targets having 50,000 plug-in electric vehicles (with Vermont registration) by 2025; there are only 3,100 PEVs registered to the state at the moment. In his FY 2020 budget, Scott also suggested a $1.1 million incentive to encourage low and moderate-income residents to purchase or lease and EV. In addition, the state released a Transportation Bill that stipulates requirements for encouraging the development and deployment of public chagrining infrastructure. Governor Scott said of EVs, “Electrifying the transportation sector will help clean the air and keep millions of dollars within our economy. While more work needs to be done, Vermont has taken strong steps toward a renewable transportation sector. Accelerating vehicle electrification will continue to be a priority of my Administration.”