Plug-in electric vehicles in Louisiana

As of February 2023, there were 7,150 electric vehicles registered in Louisiana.[1]

Government policy

As of May 2022, the state government offered tax rebates of up to $2,500 for electric vehicle purchases.[2]

In June 2022, the state government introduced an annual registration fee of $110 for electric vehicles.[3]

Charging stations

As of May 2023, there were 191 public charging station locations with 488 charging ports in Louisiana.[4] As of July 2022, there were 12 public DC charging stations in Louisiana.[5]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$75 million to charging stations in Louisiana.[6]

By region

Alexandria

As of August 2022, there were 38 electric vehicles registered in Rapides Parish, and none registered in Grant Parish.[7]

As of August 2022, there were 2 public charging stations in Alexandria.[7]

Baton Rouge

As of 2022, there were 48 public charging stations in Baton Rouge.[8]

Lafayette

The first public charging stations in Lafayette opened in July 2019.[9]

Monroe

As of November 2021, there was one public charging station in Monroe.[10]

New Orleans

In January 2022, the New Orleans city council unanimously passed an ordinance requiring that the city's light-duty vehicle fleet be transitioned entirely to electric by 2025.[11] The first electric vehicles were added to the fleet in March 2023.[12]

References

  1. ^ Muller, Wesley (February 25, 2023). "Louisiana 2nd worst state for electric vehicle infrastructure, but 'we're going to catch up'". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Electric Vehicles". cleco.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Hilburn, Greg (June 6, 2022). "Louisiana ending free ride for electric vehicle, hybrid owners with annual road usage fee". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Potter, William Taylor (May 30, 2023). "Louisiana among states with fewest EV chargers, report finds". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Skinner, Victor (September 16, 2022). "Louisiana's $91M Electric Vehicle Charger Plan Receives Federal Approval". Biz New Orleans. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Skinner, Victor (February 21, 2022). "Louisiana to Spend $75M in Federal Funding on EV Charging Stations". Biz New Orleans. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Massey, Joel (August 19, 2022). "Louisiana DOTD Releases Plan to Provide More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in the State". KLAX-TV. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Purdy, Dominic (April 22, 2022). "LSU expanding electric vehicle charging, battery efficiency research". Reveille. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lafayette's First, Public Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging Station At Cajun Field". Developing Lafayette. July 17, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Scott, Kyla; Dudley, Kevin Jr. (November 2, 2021). "POWER UP: A look at vehicle charging stations in Monroe". myarklamiss.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  11. ^ Sledge, Matt (January 22, 2022). "New Orleans City Hall must switch to green vehicles by 2025, council says". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  12. ^ Baurick, Tristan (March 7, 2023). "After years of delay, New Orleans adds first electric vehicles to city fleet". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.