Colorado, other wealthy states have high EV rates

DENVER (KDVR) — More money means more electric vehicles.

Colorado has been at the forefront of many pushes for renewable energy development and carbon offsetting programs – all the while maintaining its spot as one of the country’s biggest fossil fuel producers.

Electric vehicles are the same. Colorado has one of the nation’s highest adoption rates for electric vehicles, meaning one of the highest percentages of all drivers who have switched to EVs from gasoline-powered vehicles. Colorado has the fourth-highest EV adoption rate in the country (2.21%), according to an analysis from insurance brokerage QuoteWizard.

As one of the nation’s wealthiest states, it’s not shocking Colorado would have a high EV…