EV Policies:

Colorado first adopted zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales requirements and low-emission vehicle (LEV) standards in 2019. In 2021, the Colorado Transportation Commission adopted transportation GHG pollution standards for transportation plans and created fees on retail deliveries and transportation network companies (TNCs) in order to invest $845 million over 10 years in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, electric trucks, buses and school buses, and fleet electrification (SB21-261).  

In Colorado’s 2023 EV Plan, the state adopted portions of California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Program, including a target of 940,000 light-duty EVs on the road by 2030 and for 82% of new passenger vehicle sales coming from zero-emission vehicles by 2032. Colorado has a state goal to fully electrify the light-duty state fleet by 2035.  

Colorado offers generous state EV tax credits for new and used EV and hybrid vehicles (HB23-1272). The state requires new or majorly renovated multifamily housing to be EV-capable for 50% of units and EV-ready for 20%, and commercial construction to make 25% of spaces EV-capable and 10% EV-ready (HB22-1218). In 2024, the state mandated counties and cities above certain population thresholds to adopt streamlined permitting procedures for EV charging infrastructure (HB24-1173).