Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy

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Residents and businesses are discovering the benefits of switching to electric vehicles (EVs) in Vancouver. To support this transition, the City of Vancouver is developing a Citywide Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy. The EV Strategy will:

  • Set priorities for EV charging infrastructure investments and incentives
  • Identify programs and policies to ensure a smooth and equitable transition to electric mobility for all communities
  • Outline actions that the City will take over the next five years to achieve its goals
  • Define roles and responsibilities for the City and partners

Current and upcoming opportunities to provide input:

On-road vehicles are Vancouver’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global climate change. For vehicle trips that can't switch to public transit, bike, or other active transportation, shifting to electric vehicles (EVs) is one of the most impactful and immediate actions we can take to meet our climate goals.

Local EV ownership has doubled in the past two years, and the market for EVs is expected to grow as more options become available for a wide range of personal and commercial uses. However, inadequate charging is a major barrier to fully realizing the potential of electrifying transportation in Vancouver. That's why the City is developing a strategy to promote and expand publicly available charging infrastructure.

Electric mobility is also about much more than just personal vehicles. E-bikes, EV carsharing programs, electric buses, and electric delivery vans all contribute to a wide range of community benefits, including:

  • Cleaner and quieter neighborhoods,
  • Lower costs to fill up and maintain vehicles for small businesses and nonprofits,
  • Access to more options for getting around,
  • New opportunities to train in green jobs, and
  • Reduced local and global emissions contributing to air pollution and climate change.

This strategy will outline priorities for where and how EV chargers should be developed in Vancouver and actions for the City to help accelerate EV adoption in multiple sectors.

Learn more about transportation electrification at cityofvancouver.us/te and the City's Climate Action Framework at cityofvancouver.us/climate.

The Community Transportation Electrification Cohort is a group of organizations working together and with the City to conduct outreach and co-create recommendations for an equitable transition to electric mobility for all communities in Vancouver, particularly renters, low-income households, and communities of color.

Throughout May and June 2025, cohort members will engage with historically marginalized and underrepresented communities in Vancouver to identify opportunities to promote environmental justice and create the greatest community benefit through the EV Strategy and other local EV planning efforts. Cohort members include:

  • Phung Ojala, Vietnamese Community of Clark County
  • Abby Hollopeter, Odyssey World International Education Services (OWIES)
  • Gerina Hatch, Community in Motion

The Community Transportation Electrification Cohort is a collaborative effort with Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition and Clark Public Utilities. This work is funded in part by grants from Washington Dept. of Commerce with support from the Climate Commitment Act and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Applications to join the cohort are now closed. Cohort recommendations are expected to be complete in August 2025.

Private and public investment will be necessary to meet the expected demand for EV charging by 2030, and the City is compiling an assessment of current market trends and barriers for EV charger development in Vancouver. This information will help inform what role the City should play in promoting EV infrastructure development. As part of this research, the City is reaching out to local and regional stakeholders and experts, including:

  • Local business stakeholders (developers, property managers, affordable housing providers, employers)
  • EV charging supply/equipment companies
  • Peer cities and counties in Washington and Oregon

Public engagement for this strategy will take place in the Spring and Summer of 2025. City staff and our partners in the Community Transportation Electrification Cohort will conduct outreach to a broad cross-section of Vancouver residents and workers to understand opportunities, needs and barriers for EV charging infrastructure and supporting programs and policies to promote an equitable transition to electric mobility community wide. Outreach activities will include:

  • An online community-wide survey
  • Tabling at community events in May and June 2025
  • Presentations to community groups
  • Meetings with public boards and commissions

Sign up for email updates to learn about opportunities to share your input on EV charging in Vancouver.

Residents and businesses are discovering the benefits of switching to electric vehicles (EVs) in Vancouver. To support this transition, the City of Vancouver is developing a Citywide Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy. The EV Strategy will:

  • Set priorities for EV charging infrastructure investments and incentives
  • Identify programs and policies to ensure a smooth and equitable transition to electric mobility for all communities
  • Outline actions that the City will take over the next five years to achieve its goals
  • Define roles and responsibilities for the City and partners

Current and upcoming opportunities to provide input:

On-road vehicles are Vancouver’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global climate change. For vehicle trips that can't switch to public transit, bike, or other active transportation, shifting to electric vehicles (EVs) is one of the most impactful and immediate actions we can take to meet our climate goals.

Local EV ownership has doubled in the past two years, and the market for EVs is expected to grow as more options become available for a wide range of personal and commercial uses. However, inadequate charging is a major barrier to fully realizing the potential of electrifying transportation in Vancouver. That's why the City is developing a strategy to promote and expand publicly available charging infrastructure.

Electric mobility is also about much more than just personal vehicles. E-bikes, EV carsharing programs, electric buses, and electric delivery vans all contribute to a wide range of community benefits, including:

  • Cleaner and quieter neighborhoods,
  • Lower costs to fill up and maintain vehicles for small businesses and nonprofits,
  • Access to more options for getting around,
  • New opportunities to train in green jobs, and
  • Reduced local and global emissions contributing to air pollution and climate change.

This strategy will outline priorities for where and how EV chargers should be developed in Vancouver and actions for the City to help accelerate EV adoption in multiple sectors.

Learn more about transportation electrification at cityofvancouver.us/te and the City's Climate Action Framework at cityofvancouver.us/climate.

The Community Transportation Electrification Cohort is a group of organizations working together and with the City to conduct outreach and co-create recommendations for an equitable transition to electric mobility for all communities in Vancouver, particularly renters, low-income households, and communities of color.

Throughout May and June 2025, cohort members will engage with historically marginalized and underrepresented communities in Vancouver to identify opportunities to promote environmental justice and create the greatest community benefit through the EV Strategy and other local EV planning efforts. Cohort members include:

  • Phung Ojala, Vietnamese Community of Clark County
  • Abby Hollopeter, Odyssey World International Education Services (OWIES)
  • Gerina Hatch, Community in Motion

The Community Transportation Electrification Cohort is a collaborative effort with Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition and Clark Public Utilities. This work is funded in part by grants from Washington Dept. of Commerce with support from the Climate Commitment Act and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Applications to join the cohort are now closed. Cohort recommendations are expected to be complete in August 2025.

Private and public investment will be necessary to meet the expected demand for EV charging by 2030, and the City is compiling an assessment of current market trends and barriers for EV charger development in Vancouver. This information will help inform what role the City should play in promoting EV infrastructure development. As part of this research, the City is reaching out to local and regional stakeholders and experts, including:

  • Local business stakeholders (developers, property managers, affordable housing providers, employers)
  • EV charging supply/equipment companies
  • Peer cities and counties in Washington and Oregon

Public engagement for this strategy will take place in the Spring and Summer of 2025. City staff and our partners in the Community Transportation Electrification Cohort will conduct outreach to a broad cross-section of Vancouver residents and workers to understand opportunities, needs and barriers for EV charging infrastructure and supporting programs and policies to promote an equitable transition to electric mobility community wide. Outreach activities will include:

  • An online community-wide survey
  • Tabling at community events in May and June 2025
  • Presentations to community groups
  • Meetings with public boards and commissions

Sign up for email updates to learn about opportunities to share your input on EV charging in Vancouver.

Page last updated: 24 Apr 2025, 02:50 PM