GOV. JAY INSLEE TO SIGN HB 2778 – ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES TAX EXEMPTION
GOV. JAY INSLEE TO SIGN HB 2778 – ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES TAX EXEMPTION STATE + FEDERAL INCENTIVES TAKE $10,000 OFF
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Legislative activities SEVA has pursued or is helping to get passed in the Washington legislature.
Legislature Modifies Electric Vehicle Sales Tax Exemption
In 2016 House Bill 2778-S was signed into law. Effective July 1, 2016, buyers or lessees of new electrically powered vehicles pay NO SALES TAX in Washington State on the first $32,000 of the selling price or total lease payments made for vehicles that meet several requirements.
Read moreSEVA response to “Phony Math and Ironic Economics Used to Justify Electric Car Tax Breaks”
SEVA’s mission is to educate, demonstrate and proliferate the adoption of electric vehicles. We are a volunteer run organization with no paid staff. The primary reason we support legislation such as the Washington State electric vehicle sales tax exemption is that point of sale incentives have been very good at getting ordinary people to buy or lease electric vehicles. While most SEVA members also support reducing CO2 in the atmosphere, our primary goal is to grow the number of electric vehicles in the State of Washington. We further advocate for policies and legislation that ensure a safe, reliable, and plentiful ecosystem for electric vehicle owners to operate and charge their vehicles in Washington.
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John McCoy’s legislative update ending the week of 2-6-2015.
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John McCoy’s legislative update: SEVA Legislative Agenda Tracking Sheet 1-23-2015.
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SEVA is working in collaboration with Plug-In America, the Washington Electric Vehicle Advocacy PAC, Nissan, Tesla and major environmental organizations
Read moreURBAN AND CURB/PARKING STRIP CHARGING
Modify laws and regulations to make it easier to permit and install curb side or off-street electric vehicle charging. Most residential area street lighting is 110/220, while a lot of the arterial lighting is higher voltage and a bit more problematic. Generally, the main problem is policy and regulations, not technical. Questions that would need to be addressed include: 1) How do you meter it and collect payment? (Giving away publicly generated power is considered a gift of public funds, which is not allowed), 2) Who owns and maintains the equipment? And 3) How do you regulate the parking spaces?
Read moreSTATEWIDE ELECTRIC VEHCLE COLLABORATION
Create an information sharing/coordinating group of public/private stakeholders such as California’s PEV Collaborative and Drive Oregon to coordinate electric vehicle activities across the State.
Read moreFUND AND ENFORCE ENERGY FREEDOM ACT
RCW 43.325 and 43.19.648 collectively mandate that all state agencies, to the extent determined practicable by the department of community, trade, and economic development by rules adopted pursuant to 35 RCW 43.325.080, are required to achieve forty percent fuel usage for operating publicly owned vessels, vehicles, and construction equipment from electricity or biofuel by June 1, 2013. Compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or propane may be substituted for electricity or biofuel if the department of commerce determines that electricity and biofuel are not reasonably available. By December 31, 2015, the state must, to the extent practicable, install electrical outlets capable of charging electric vehicles in each of the state’s fleet parking and maintenance facilities. These laws expire June 30, 2016. We propose extending this law’s expiration date to June 30, 2022 and provide funding to assist State agencies in the transition to alternative fuels.
Read moreUTILITIES & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RULE CHANGES
Modify the Washington State Utilities and Transportion “public interest standard” to include environmental good and other public interest items they currently can’t consider and/or re-define “energy conservation” to include transportation energy conservation.
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