{"id":22943,"date":"2022-05-24T05:14:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T09:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22943"},"modified":"2022-05-24T05:14:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T09:14:33","slug":"2022-report-rates-the-us-on-ev-readiness-how-prepared-is-your-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22943","title":{"rendered":"2022 report rates the US on EV readiness: How prepared is your state?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The transportation sector accounts for approximately 30% of carbon dioxide emissions in the US alone. As the United States and the rest of the world for that matter, continue to lean into the paradigm shift of BEV transportation<\/a>, more and more countries, states, and their consumers must prepare. A new 2022 report from LeasePlan USA<\/a> has measured a number of data factors and scored an EV readiness index for all of the US.<\/p>\n

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Background<\/h2>\n

LeasePlan is one of the world\u2019s largest fleet management and mobility companies currently responsible for more than 1.8 million vehicles across over 30 countries. LeasePlan states on its website<\/a> that the core of its business revolves around the management of a client vehicle\u2019s entire lifecycle, handling everything from purchasing and maintenance, to reselling.<\/p>\n

As a company heavily involved in transportation, it too has recognized the compulsory shift toward electrification<\/a> to lower costs to consumers, but more importantly, lower global carbon emissions. So that\u2019s the \u201cwhy.\u201d As LeasePlan points out, the question that remains for many is the \u201chow?\u201d and \u201cwhen?\u201d The company explains this and more in its EV Readiness Index report,<\/a> new for the US:<\/p>\n

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Published every year since 2018, the Europe-centric version has provided valuable insight to many fleet managers. Now, new for 2022, is this USA-focused version of the EV Readiness Index. It provides a clear overview, across all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia), of five key factors for electrification: favorable state legislation and incentives, EV penetration, charger to vehicle ratio, charger availability, and climate suitability.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Scoring explanation<\/h2>\n

Now as you\u2019ll see in the data tables and graphics below, LeasePlan did some math to calculate its EV Readiness Index for the US \u2013 it\u2019s not just a table ranking the states from best to worst\u2026 although that is included below as well. <\/p>\n

The index was based upon five factors:<\/p>\n