Responding to Increasing EV Use in Vermont

As electric vehicles (EVs) become more common, and public EV infrastructure more extensive, the State of Vermont will likely need to address three issues: reduced gas tax revenue, public EV charger siting, and expired EV battery processing. EVs do not consume gasoline, so the adoption of EVs will diminish gas tax revenue, which represents a significant share of Vermont's transportation budget. Increasing EV use necessitates the development of public charging stations, which can be placed strategically to maximize utility and minimize strain on the electric grid. Finally, EV batteries eventually expire after use, and Vermont may want to implement strategies for regulating and recycling these
expired batteries. We aim to provide the Vermont Senate Committee with information about the scale of these challenges and potential solutions for addressing them.