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= Plug-in Electric Vehicles in Pennsylvania =

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Statistics
Electric vehicles are important to fighting pollution in PA. Transportation contributes around one quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions and one third Nitrogen Oxide emission. If PA adopts the Zero Emission Vehicle Program with a 100% electric vehicle goal, it is possible to cut carbon emissions from light duty vehicles and trucks by 75% in 2050, or “by nearly two-thirds compared to a business-as-usual scenario with limited electrification after 2026”. At the moment, Pennsylvania ranks as the 17th best state in terms of electric vehicle adoption. As of May 2019, there are 14 alternative fuel corridors, which allow for electric vehicle charging, on 1763 miles of highway. The electric vehicle presence in the state is concentrated to the Southeast, around Philadelphia. Electric vehicle registrations have more than doubled from December 2017 at more than 29000 as of November 2020. The popularity of electric vehicles has been growing in Pennsylvania over the past decade, with sales topping at 4000 battery electric vehicles in 2018. 2400 vehicles were purchases in 2019 under the DEP Alternative Fuel Vehicles Rebate Program and 850 level two fast chargers have been funded by the DEP Driving PA Forward program, with 11 future project that plan to install more than 25 DC fast chargers.