The United States is regarded as the third largest electric vehicle manufacturer. The country has continuously maintained a conducive environment by setting up policies which have accelerated the growth of EV production. Such policies aim to reduce the high cost of manufacture, purchase and infrastructure setup as well as increasing awareness. The adoption of EVs has also grown during the post-COVID-19 era due to new models being released. The sale of EVs has also seen a revolutionized marketing approach as popular brands market and sell their EVs online. Global EV sales have increased with the sales in the U.S having a 4% increase as compared to overall car sales. The International Council on Clean Transportation links the increase of EV sales to the highly available EV charging infrastructure.

Driving Factors in EV adoption

Improving Technology 

According to Forbes Magazine, technology has been a crucial factor behind the growth Of EVs. There has been the introduction of improved and cheaper batteries which cost below $100 per kilowatt hour. Battery manufacture has improved overtime thereby improving the distance covered per drive as well as reduced degradation time.

Government Incentives and subsidies

The Biden Administration has been instrumental in the adoption of EV vehicles. As per reports by TechCrunch, Congress has set about $5 billion to be distributed to different states over a 5 year period with the aim of coming up with an EV charging network across the country. President Biden has also set a goal of making up to 50% of all cars sold in the US electric by 2030. Many U.S states also offer attractive incentives to consumers to encourage the purchase of EVs, free parking, toll reduction and an accessible charging infrastructure. For instance, Washington and New Jersey are exempt from vehicle sales and usage taxes on electric cars.

The passenger car segment holds the largest share of the U.S electric vehicle market share. A lot of citizens consider travel by electric car to be worthwhile due to the easily available EV chargers and efficient rechargeable batteries that the cars have.

A report by World Economic Forum, helps to determine which U.S states have the greatest number of EV charging stations. The report shows that there are nearly 53,000 public charging stations in the U.S while individual charging ports number 140,000.