WHY Drive Electric?

Electric vehicles are cleaner, quieter, and more efficient than gas alternatives and have no harmful tailpipe emissions. EV drivers may experience:

• $6,000 – $10,000 average savings over vehicle lifetime, when switching to an EV.  EV fuel and maintenance cost savings can offset higher purchase prices.[1]
• 66% emissions reductions – The lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions reductions savings potential of EVs operating on the Virginia Dominion Energy grid.[2]
• $4,600 saved in maintenance and repair costs, lifetime average savings per EV, as   EVs have fewer moving parts, do not require oil changes, utilize regenerative braking, and more.[3]

Dominion Energy provides a wealth of information about electric vehicles for Virginia customers. Check out the many resources they have to offer:

• Savings Calculator
• Commute Calculator
• CO2 Reduction Calculator
• EV Model Basic Information

Virginia Clean Cities, a local non-profit partnering with James Madison University, offers more information about electric vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles on their website.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy office manages the Alternative Fuels Data Center, which houses a wealth of information about laws and incentives governing alternative fuel vehicles. Review Federal laws and incentives, and Virginia-specific information to see what incentives are available.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCENTIVES

• The Clean Vehicle Tax Credit offers taxpayers who purchase an eligible vehicle for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for a qualified new vehicle and up to $4,000 for a qualified pre-owned vehicle.
• NOTE: Vehicles put into service after April 18, 2023 must meet requirements for critical minerals sourcing and/or battery component    sourcing to qualify for a tax credit. Visit the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Clean Vehicle Tax Credit website for full eligibility information, or review the IRS New Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Checklist and the Used Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Checklist for more information.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER INCENTIVES

• The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit offers a tax credit for the purchase of EV charging equipment for your principal residence. The credit is generally 30% of the item’s cost, up to $1,000. You must be located in an eligible census tract to be eligible for the credit. Visit the IRS’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit website for full eligibility information. See if you’re located in an eligible census tract using the Department of Energy’s 30C Tax Credit Eligibility Locator.
• Dominion Energy Resources: Dominion Energy offers incentive programs and rebates for installing EV chargers at homes, multi-family communities, businesses, and fleets. Learn more at their Electric Vehicles page.
  • Charging at home? Dominion Energy’s EV Charger Rewards program offers incentives for residential customers allowing Dominion Energy to leverage qualified Level 2 chargers to make adjustments to charging behavior during periods of high electric demand. Through the Residential Charger Program, Dominion will install and maintain a Level 2 charging station at your home for about $40 per month.  
  • Charging on the go? Dominion Energy’s Level 2 Charging Program provides a turn-key solution for level 2 EV charging infrastructure at your business, parking area, or multi-family community. The program provides incentives for the EV charging station make-ready and convenient, monthly on-bill payments for the remaining costs.

Looking for resources or technical assistance for charging at your multi-family dwelling, or workplace? Send us a note by completing this form to be connected with City staff and ongoing initiatives.

Take our survey for multi-family dwellings!

If you are a part of a board, committee, or organization that is exploring or in the process of installing EV chargers at your condo, apartment, or other multi-family dwelling, please take our needs survey.

The goal of this survey is to better understand the challenges and needs of multi-family dwellings in Alexandria interested in installing EV chargers. The results of this survey will inform future City projects and programs to support the installation of EV chargers at multi-family dwellings.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS STRATEGY

The Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Readiness Strategy (EVRS) is a roadmap to anticipate the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needs of City residents, workforce members, and visitors as electric vehicles become more mainstream. The EVRS is built around a set of 31 recommendations —including potential near- and long-term actions—that support the Alexandria community’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure needs.

City staff are currently implementing the EVRS recommendations to improve EV charging opportunities, streamline City processes, and develop a sustainable electric vehicle ecosystem.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE PURCHASING

• Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) is committed to achieving a zero-emission fleet by 2037 and has more than a dozen 100% battery-electric buses (BEBs) in its fleet, the largest zero-emission bus fleet in Virginia.
• Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS)  currently has five BEBs in its fleet and was recently awarded $2.3M in State funding to procure additional electric buses, planned for 2023.
• On January 26, 2021, Alexandria City Council formally approved the City’s first Alternative Fuel Policy. This policy, which will govern the purchase of City owned and maintained vehicles, includes the goals to reduce overall vehicle emissions from the City’s fleet. The City owns and maintains a fleet of approximately 900 vehicles and pieces of equipment. The City is introducing electric vehicles into the municipal fleet across departments. A fleet transition planning effort is underway to zero-emission goals for the fleet, and to develop a roadmap for the most effective way to transition the fleet.