Plug-in electric vehicles in Texas

As of June 2021, there were about 52,000 electric vehicles registered in Texas, accounting for 0.2% of the state's total vehicles.[1]

Nissan Leaf charging in Houston

Government policy

In November 2013, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved a rebate program to provide financial incentives up to US$2,500 for the purchase or lease of new eligible vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or plug-in electric drive with battery capacity larger than 4 kWh, from a licensed dealer or leasing company.[2] Total funding for the program was US$7.7 million, and the maximum number of vehicles allowed was 2,000 units for each plug-in electric drive and natural gas/propane vehicles for the length of the program.[2][3] The program was in effect from May 13, 2014 until June 26, 2015.

In April 2021, lawmakers in the Texas State Senate proposed a bill that would introduce an annual $200–400 electric car registration fee, in order to offset the lack of gasoline taxes collected from electric vehicles.[4]

Charging stations

As of September 1, 2021, electric vehicle charging stations are not considered electric utilities or providers for the purposes of state government regulation.[5]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocated US$408 million to be spent on charging stations in Texas.[1]

There have been concerns about the reliability of Texas's electrical grid with regards to charging electric vehicles.[6]

By region

Austin

As of 2021, Austin has the highest number of electric vehicles and charging stations of any Texas metropolitan area.[7] Nationwide, the region ranks fourth in terms of the amount of electric vehicle infrastructure.[8]

Dallas–Fort Worth

As of August 2021, there were about 13,000 electric vehicles in Dallas County, 11,000 in Collin County, 9,000 in Tarrant County, 7,000 in Denton County, 700 in Rockwall County, 500 in Ellis County, 400 in Parker County, 400 in Johnson County, 300 in Kaufman County, 140 in Hunt County, 110 in Wise County.[9]

As of August 2021, electric vehicle automaker Rivian has plans to open a manufacturing facility in southwest Tarrant County. If opened, the facility would be the largest car manufacturing facility in the state.[10]

El Paso

As of 2021, there were about 1,800 electric vehicles registered in El Paso County.[11] As of February 2022, the county had 66 charging stations.[12]

Houston

As of 2019, there were about 12,000 electric vehicles in Greater Houston.[13]

As of September 2021, the Houston city government had 40 electric cars in its fleet. The city plans to transition all of its light-duty vehicles to electric by 2030.[14]

In August 2021, Houston Metro announced its intentions to transition the agency's bus fleet to all-electric by 2030.[15]

San Antonio

San Antonio opened its first AC level 2 charging station in September 2021.[16]

References
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  10. Hethcock, Bill (August 15, 2021). "$5B electric vehicle factory near Fort Worth would rival huge Tesla plant in Austin". WFAA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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  13. Takahasi, Paul (January 24, 2020). "Electric vehicles look to make inroads in Houston". The Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021.
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