More than a decade ago, a coalition of 10 states pledged to put 3.3 million electric vehicles on the road by 2025.
It was an audacious goal for the time. In 2013, there were fewer than 200,000 EVs in use across the country, and U.S. car buyers had fewer than 20 models to choose from, according to the International Energy Agency.
But California and nine other states agreed it was a smart move for both the environment and their economies, and so they agreed to adopt similar incentives and regulations to encourage EV ownership.
Twelve years later, the state-led effort has hit its mark, according to a report released Monday by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, a nonprofit group that brings together state-level air quality officials.
