--- description: 8 states announced Thursday a new goal to get more electric, hybrid cars on the road to ensure a greener future title: 8 States Want 3.3 Million Electric, Hybrid Cars on the Road by 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19f363b7a496b21f/6986956355a859d9ada81273/electric-cars.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [States](/tag/states/) ## States Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 8 States Revving Up Efforts to Get More Electric Cars on the Road by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2014 1:26 PM CUT  Volkswagen e-up! electric automobiles. Volkswagen e-up! electric automobiles.Adam Berry—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2014 1:26 PM CUT Eights states [announced](http://www.governor.maryland.gov/blog/?p=10411&utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=eight-state-alliance-releases-plan-to-put-3-3-million-zero-emission-vehicles-on-the-road "undefined") Thursday a plan to get 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025\. From California to Maryland to Vermont, with some states in between, the goal is to incrementally increase the number of green cars driving on American highways. The Zero Emission Vehicles Action plan outlines 11 “actions” that the eight states, including California, Vermont, Maryland, Rhode Island, New York, Oregon, and Massachusetts, will adopt in order to get the vehicles on the road. The steps include promoting the availability of zero-emission vehicles, promoting workplace charging and providing consumer incentives for buying green cars. “This collaborative effort is an important step forward to ensure the success of our zero-emission vehicle programs. Transitioning our light duty transportation fleet to zero emission vehicles is essential if we are to achieve our long term air quality and climate goals,” said [Gov. O’Malley in a statement**.**](http://www.governor.maryland.gov/blog/?p=10411&utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=eight-state-alliance-releases-plan-to-put-3-3-million-zero-emission-vehicles-on-the-road "undefined") About a quarter of the nation’s new cars are sold in the eight states adopting the plan, according to a [press release](http://www.governor.maryland.gov/blog/?p=10411&utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=eight-state-alliance-releases-plan-to-put-3-3-million-zero-emission-vehicles-on-the-road "undefined") on Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s website. Still, it’s a lofty goal, given the lack of demand in the U.S. for zero-emission vehicles, which include battery powered, hybrid, and hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles. 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