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Arizona fared poorly across the board for electric-vehicle policies aimed at encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles.

Arizona fared poorly across the board for policies aimed at encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles, according to a new national ranking of state policies. Arizona was 26th of the 33 states ranked, slipping from 25th place in the last report.

Arizona was 26th of the 33 states included in the 2023 scorecard from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

In February the Department of Energy announced Arizona is getting $76.5 million over the next five years to build up its electric vehicle infrastructure. The hope is that eventually more people will buy electric cars.

Feb. 19, 2021 The availability of charging stations is just one of the challenges to widespread adoption of electric vehicles. The car’s supporters in Arizona say much progress has been made in recent years, but that much more work needs to be done. (Photo by Håkan Dahlström/Creative Commons) WASHINGTON – Arizona got middling scores in two new national reports on states’ efforts to boost the number of electric vehicles on the road, which advocates say is proof that the state has a long way to go. Arizona finished 24th and 25th, respectively, in the reports by the group Plug In Americ...