Plug-in electric vehicles in Louisiana

As of February 2023, there were 7,150 electric vehicles registered in Louisiana.[1]

Government policy

As of May 2022, the state government offers tax rebates of up to $2,500 for electric vehicle purchases.[2]

In June 2022, the state government introduced an annual registration fee of $110 for electric vehicles.[3]

Charging stations

As of 2022, there were 141 public charging station ports in Louisiana.[4] As of July 2022, there were 12 public DC charging stations in Louisiana.[5]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$75 million to charging stations in Louisiana.[6]

By region

Alexandria

As of August 2022, there were 38 electric vehicles registered in Rapides Parish, and none registered in Grant Parish.[7]

As of August 2022, there were 2 public charging stations in Alexandria.[7]

Baton Rouge

As of 2022, there were 48 public charging stations in Baton Rouge.[8]

Lafayette

The first public charging stations in Lafayette opened in July 2019.[9]

Monroe

As of November 2021, there was one public charging station in Monroe.[10]

New Orleans

In 2022, the New Orleans city council unanimously passed an ordinance requiring that the city's light-duty vehicle fleet be transitioned entirely to electric by 2025.[11]

References
  1. Muller, Wesley (February 25, 2023). "Louisiana 2nd worst state for electric vehicle infrastructure, but 'we're going to catch up'". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. "Electric Vehicles". cleco.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. Hilburn, Greg (June 6, 2022). "Louisiana ending free ride for electric vehicle, hybrid owners with annual road usage fee". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  4. Hilburn, Greg (May 23, 2022). "Can Louisiana build out electric vehicle charging station network to serve growing fleet?". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. Skinner, Victor (September 16, 2022). "Louisiana's $91M Electric Vehicle Charger Plan Receives Federal Approval". Biz New Orleans. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. Skinner, Victor (February 21, 2022). "Louisiana to Spend $75M in Federal Funding on EV Charging Stations". Biz New Orleans. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  7. Massey, Joel (August 19, 2022). "Louisiana DOTD Releases Plan to Provide More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in the State". KLAX-TV. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  8. Purdy, Dominic (April 22, 2022). "LSU expanding electric vehicle charging, battery efficiency research". Reveille. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  9. "Lafayette's First, Public Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging Station At Cajun Field". Developing Lafayette. July 17, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  10. Scott, Kyla; Dudley, Kevin, Jr. (November 2, 2021). "POWER UP: A look at vehicle charging stations in Monroe". myarklamiss.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. Sledge, Matt (January 22, 2022). "New Orleans City Hall must switch to green vehicles by 2025, council says". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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