According to a new study, Texas is among the worst states in the country in which to own an electric vehicle. In fact, it’s the second worst, ahead of only Washington state, says the research team at EV Charger Reviews.
The group used six factors to rank states – electric vehicles per charging port, charging ports per square mile, average electricity cost, money saved annually when owning an electric vehicle, EV per service center, and tax credits.
Texas landed in the bottom 10 for three of the six, though it did rank 15th in average electricity cost.
The report says even though Texas has relatively cheap electricity, the infrastructure for EVs is not good, the annual savings on gas is about $1,000 and there are no tax incentives. By comparison, owning an EV in some of the top states on the list could save drivers nearly $1,500 a year on gas and many of them offer tax credits of more than $5,000.
Earlier this month, Audacy’s quarterly conversation focused on the state of the environment. Jeff Gilbert of Audacy’s WWJ in Detroit spoke with analysts Stephanie Brinley of S&P Global Mobility and Sam Abuelsamid from Guidehouse Insights about the Motor City’s relationship with electric vehicles.
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