The Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council (EV Council) enables state agencies to work together to increase electric vehicle adoption while reducing transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions. The 10 state agency members of the EV Council coordinate their work to develop vehicle electrification policy, implement funding opportunities, measure progress toward statewide EV targets, and gather public input that impacts decision-making.
The EV Council is governed by RCW 43.392. Recommendations from the EV Council focus on increasing access to electric vehicles, ensuring reliable EV charging infrastructure across the state, and promoting available market incentives to benefit all Washington residents. The objectives of the EV Council include:
- Develop a statewide transportation electrification strategy: In February 2024, the EV Council, submitted a comprehensive scoping plan, the Transportation Electrification Strategy, to help Washington achieve its goal of having all passenger and light-duty vehicles sold in the state go electric by model year 2035. Access the strategy (PDF).
- Identify and coordinate all state and federal electric vehicle-related funding: The EV Council works to ensure the benefits of using electric vehicles are accessible to everyone in the state. For current funding opportunities, please see the “Funding Opportunities” section of this page.
- Ensure the benefits from transportation electrification flow to vulnerable and overburdened communities. The TES, grant fund distribution, programs and associated activities should be accessible to all Washington residents.
- Measure outcomes and collect and publicize data to track progress on policy and program implementation. The EV Council’s Annual Report (PDF) to the Legislature will provide a comprehensive look at progress made throughout each year, and it provides performance updates at its bimonthly meetings.
The EV Council’s work is guided by a charter (PDF) adopted in March 2025. The charter provides the EV Council’s mission, vision and ongoing objectives, and it communicates each member agency’s role in the transition to EVs.
These efforts support the state’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
The EV Council is a unique collaboration of a permanent group of designated staff people from the following 10 Washington state agencies:
- Department of Commerce (Co-Chair)
- Department of Transportation (Co-Chair)
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Ecology
- Department of Enterprise Services
- Department of Health
- Office of Financial Management
- Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
- State Efficiency and Environmental Performance Office
- Utilities and Transportation Commission
The Transportation Electrification Strategy (TES), which was delivered to the Legislature in early 2024, guides the EV Council. The TES was developed to ensure that the state’s vehicle market and transportation infrastructure can support the transition to all new passenger vehicle sales being electric by 2035. Read the strategy or access the interactive TES data viewers.
The EV Council holds regular public meetings to discuss policy development efforts, review clean transportation funding and program information, and track outcomes. The public is welcome to attend virtually and submit comments/questions at the EV Council meetings held via Zoom. Meetings can also be viewed on TVW.
Meeting resources
- Register to attend the September 23, 2026, EV Council meeting (Zoom)
- Access EV Council meeting materials (Box)
A link to the TVW meeting stream will be available closer to the meeting date.
The EV Council will hold its 2026 public meetings on the following dates:
- January 28
- March 25
- May 20
- July 15
- September 23
- November 18
The EV Council approved a biennial work plan for the July 1, 2025-June 30, 2027, period. The work plan outlines the actions member agencies will take to support the EV Council’s EV Council’s mission statement: coordinating a unified, equitable strategy to meet Washington’s zero-emission vehicle standards. The work plan will be updated as needed.
One of the most important responsibilities of the EV Council is measuring the state’s progress toward its goals. The EV Council does this through its 2025 annual report and through an EV Council data dashboard (Power BI).
The dashboard demonstrates how far the state has come on its vehicle electrification journey and the progress that still must be made toward its targets. Most metrics are updated monthly, while others are updated when new data becomes available.
Have a question or suggestion for the EV Council dashboard? Contact us at CleanTransportation@commerce.wa.gov.
The Transportation Electrification Strategy (TES) modeling set annual targets for light-duty electric vehicles (EVs) and direct current fast-charging (DCFC) ports at the state, county and neighborhood levels. The targets are based on policy, market and economic trends, and consumer choices. By 2025, two years after the modeling was done, the EV Council updated those targets to reflect new EV market trends, policy changes and data on Washington’s growing EV population:
One of the EV Council’s key priorities is to identify and coordinate on funding opportunities that will help people and businesses transition to EVs. There are several places where you can find funding opportunities for EVs and EV chargers:
- All active and inactive state funding opportunities are compiled in the EV Council funding catalog. It lists application deadlines, eligibility criteria, and other critical information. The catalog also includes incentives available from electric utilities across the state. It is updated monthly.
- See the most recent funding opportunities under Funding opportunity updates on this page.
- View all opportunities at FundHubWA.