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Florida Has A Huge EV Market. It's Paying For Other States' Chargers Instead

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Gov. Ron DeSantis once aimed to “strengthen” Florida’s EV infrastructure. Now it's denying federal charging funds and the money is going elsewhere.

By the end of 2023, Florida’s roads were home to about 232,000 electric vehicles, making the Sunshine State the second-biggest EV market in the U.S. Chalk it up to low electricity costs, or abundant sunlight for solar energy, or even the huge luxury car market in cities like Miami. No matter the reasons, Florida’s electric car growth has been hailed as “a beacon of progress” by the nonprofit Electrification Coalition.

spokesman Michael Williams defended the site’s claims in an email to InsideEVs and reiterated that the onus of building out charging will be on the private sector in Florida. “Free enterprise, not federal mandates, are the driving force when any industry experiences growth,” Williams said. “Nothing prohibits the private sector from building out our nation’s charging network.

spokesperson, countered by saying “There has been no policy shift regarding EVs as

 

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