NESCAUM announced that a goal set in 2013 to advance electric vehicles (EVs) has just been achieved. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by ten state governors, a collective target was set to put 3.3 million electric vehicles on their roads by 2025. Based on NESCAUM’s analysis of the data, more than 3.3 million electric cars have been registered in these states as of December 31, 2024—meeting and exceeding the target on time.

The ten states that signed the MOU are: California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont.

In 2013, there were only 87,506 electric vehicles in these ten states.

The decision to publicly set this target was an early commitment to advance transportation electrification, and a show of leadership by these ten states. There were only 16 electric vehicle models on the market in the US in 2013—all smaller vehicles and many only available in California. Now, there are more than 150 models available to US consumers in nearly every class of vehicle including compact cars, large sedans, crossovers, SUVs, minivans, and pickups.

In addition to setting a 3.3 million vehicle target, the MOU also anticipated the importance of charging infrastructure to meet the needs of electric vehicle drivers. Both private and public charging stations have kept up with the pace of growth of EVs, with more than ten times as many charging ports available now compared to 2014.

The MOU also established a task force, run by NESCAUM, which has become a critical resource for inter-state coordination in developing and implementing electric vehicle policies such as EV purchase incentives and consumer awareness campaigns.

NESCAUM is the regional non-profit association of state air pollution control agencies in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. NESCAUM serves as a technical and policy advisor to its member agencies on a wide range of air pollution and climate issues and facilitates multi-state initiatives to improve air quality and mitigate climate change. For more than three decades, NESCAUM and its members have closely collaborated with California and other states, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the automobile industry to promote low- and zero-emission vehicles.