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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Oregonâs Electric Vehicle Policy Fail
Description: On September 15, the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) released its 2025 Biennial Zero-Emissions Vehicle Report, revealing that Oregon is far behind on its goal of purchasing 250,000 âzero emissions vehiclesâ (ZEV) by 2025. The report was established in 2019 by SB 1044 to push ZEV adoption.As of May 2025, 119,850 such vehicles were registered in Oregon, equaling 3.2 percent of the total vehicle fleet. Of those, only 84,636 were true zero-emission vehicles powered entirely by a battery. The remaining 35,214 vehicles were plug-in hybrids, which still rely on gasoline.These numbers show that weâve reached 34 percent of Kate Brownâs arbitrary EV Adoption Targets est...