In 2023, there were around 423 laws and incentive additions promoting alternative fuel and advanced vehicles. 303 of these were about electric vehicles, including battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, making it the largest policy area. Electric vehicles became the technology area with the most law and incentive additions in 2010, surpassing biodiesel.
Volume of laws and incentives relating to alternative fuel and advanced vehicles enacted in the United States between 2002 and 2023, by technology type
* Aftermarket conversions were not recorded as a separate category until 2012.
** The source specifies that "after 2008, the "Emissions" category was moved to the "Other" category, and the "Blends" category was moved to the "Ethanol" or "Biodiesel" categories."
*** Neighborhood EVs were not recorded as a separate category until 2014.
The source specifies that "additions include any incentive or law that was added to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, usually in the same year that it was enacted or brought into force. Counts include incentives/laws enacted by all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including legislation that has since expired."
The electric vehicle category includes both battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
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Alternative Fuels Data Center. (June 27, 2024). Volume of laws and incentives relating to alternative fuel and advanced vehicles enacted in the United States between 2002 and 2023, by technology type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391226/us-alternative-fuel-vehicle-incentive-additions-by-technology-type/
Alternative Fuels Data Center. "Volume of laws and incentives relating to alternative fuel and advanced vehicles enacted in the United States between 2002 and 2023, by technology type." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391226/us-alternative-fuel-vehicle-incentive-additions-by-technology-type/
Alternative Fuels Data Center. (2024). Volume of laws and incentives relating to alternative fuel and advanced vehicles enacted in the United States between 2002 and 2023, by technology type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391226/us-alternative-fuel-vehicle-incentive-additions-by-technology-type/
Alternative Fuels Data Center. "Volume of Laws and Incentives Relating to Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicles Enacted in The United States between 2002 and 2023, by Technology Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391226/us-alternative-fuel-vehicle-incentive-additions-by-technology-type/
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Volume of laws and incentives relating to alternative fuel and advanced vehicles enacted in the United States between 2002 and 2023, by technology type [Graph], Alternative Fuels Data Center, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391226/us-alternative-fuel-vehicle-incentive-additions-by-technology-type/