, there were about 17,000
electric vehicle
An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion. It can be powered by a collector system, with electricity from extravehicular sources, or it can be powered autonomously by a battery (sometimes cha ...
s in
Nevada, accounting for 0.7% of vehicles in the state.
Electric vehicles account for about 4.6% of all vehicle sales in the state.
Charging stations
In 2021, the
Nevada Public Utilities Commission
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada supervises and regulates the operation and maintenance of Public utility, utility services in Nevada. The agency has two headquarters, one in Carson City, Nevada, Carson City () and one in Las Vegas, Nevada ...
allocated to electric vehicle infrastructure.
[
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates to electric vehicle charging stations in Nevada.
]
Manufacturing
Nevada has been proposed as an electric vehicle manufacturing hub, due to its large reserves of lithium, a key component of electric vehicle batteries.
Public opinion
A poll conducted by Coltura
Coltura is a village in Graubünden, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in ot ...
in 2021 showed 52% of voters in Nevada supporting the state fully transitioning to electric cars by 2030.
By region
Las Vegas
, there are about 6,000 AC charging station
A charging station, also known as a charge point or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a piece of equipment that supplies electrical power for charging plug-in electric vehicles (including electric cars, electric trucks, electric ...
s and 40 DC charging stations in the Las Vegas Valley.
References
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Road transportation in Nevada
Nevada