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As of 2020[update], about 0.45% of all new vehicle sales in West Virginia were electric.[1]
Initially,[when?] the state government offered tax rebates of up to $7,500 for electric vehicle purchases, but this program ended in 2013.[2] As of 2022[update], the state government does not offer any tax incentives.[3]
In 2017, the state government introduced an annual registration fee of $200 for electric vehicles, and $100 for plug-in hybrid vehicles.[4]
As of May 2022[update], there were about 80 public charging stations in West Virginia.[5] The state has six public DC charging station locations with 44 charging ports.[6]
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$45.7 million to charging stations in West Virginia.[7]
In a 2022 poll conducted by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, 59% of respondents supported switching their vehicles to electric, while 41% were opposed.[8]
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