As of September 2023[update], there were 93,931 electric vehicles on the road in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] As of September 2023[update], 11.05% of new vehicle registrations in the state were electric.[2] The most popular EVs in the state in 2023 were the Tesla Model Y and Model 3, with 16,537 and 14,013 registrations, respectively.[3]
Government policy
In 2019, Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order to increase the state's total number of electric vehicles to 940,000 by 2030.[4] As of 2021[update], the state government's goal is for 100% of vehicles in the state to be electric by 2050.[5]
As of January 2023[update], the state government offers tax credits of up to $5,000 for electric vehicle purchases.[6]
The second electric vehicle dealership in Colorado, and the first in the state outside of the Denver metropolitan area, opened in Colorado Springs in September 2021.[10]
Denver
As of December 2019[update], there were about 4,000 electric vehicles registered in Denver.[11] As of April 2021[update], there were about 600 public charging ports in the city.[12]
In March 2021, Fort Collins was ranked by Lawnstarter as the best city in Colorado for electric vehicles, and the fourth-best city in the United States.[13]