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# Electric short circuit
- URL: https://www.redeyebr.com/electric-short-circuit/
- Published: 2026-06-21T22:14:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-21T22:14:41.000Z
- Description: Louisiana is one of six states with zero EV policies—and the infrastructure to match.
- Author: JR Ball
- Tags: Governing

Louisiana is one of six states with exactly zero EV policies in place, according to a new [Brookings Institution scorecard](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/states-at-the-wheel-a-state-policy-scorecard-on-electric-vehicle-readiness/?utm%5Fcampaign=Metro%20Update&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcontent=424548112&utm%5Fsource=hs%5Femail#Texas-overall%5Ftotal). That means no consumer incentives, no charging infrastructure requirements, no environmental standards and no fleet procurement targets.

**Why it matters:** If you're buying an EV in the next five years, Louisiana has made that choice harder and more expensive than in almost any other state in the country.

**The scorecard** measures five policy pillars: consumer incentives, environmental standards, charging infrastructure, market access and government procurement. Louisiana scores zero across all five, alongside Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska, Montana and South Dakota.

**By the numbers:** EVs make up less than 1% of vehicles on Louisiana roadways.

- The state ranked last nationally in EV chargers per capita as recently as 2022—8.3 per 100,000 residents—compared with Vermont's high of 139.7.
- Despite a 49% jump in charging stations between 2023 and 2024, Louisiana still hasn't deployed $73 million in federal infrastructure funding earmarked for EV chargers.
- Baton Rouge sits four-plus hours from most major destinations, making sparse charging infrastructure a practical barrier to ownership, not just an inconvenience.

**The void:** Washington, D.C., has largely exited the EV business—consumer tax credits expired last fall and federal charging funding dried up. Louisiana has chosen to fill none of it, while also charging EV owners a $110 annual registration fee that actively works against adoption.

**The bottom line:** Owning an EV here already comes with challenges, and Louisiana is actively making it harder.