Code of Virginia § 2.2-1176.2 Declaration of policy supporting cost-effective vehicle purchase and lease; total cost of ownership calculator; report. Item C provides the following:

Beginning January 1, 2026, and every three years thereafter, the Department shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report summarizing the Department's vehicle procurements and the vehicle procurements of other agencies of the Commonwealth. The report shall, at a minimum, include a compilation of types of vehicles by size, fuel sources, and the total estimated cost savings and avoided emissions attributable to purchasing or leasing of EVs instead of ICEVs.

The Department created and implemented the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator on its website in October 2022. In addition, the Department requires the TCO calculator documentation to accompany the organization’s request. As instructed in the Agency Procurement and Surplus Property Manual (APSPM), state agencies must receive the Department’s approval prior to purchasing or leasing a vehicle. However, the vehicle request does not always result in a vehicle purchase. Furthermore, annually, state agencies and institutions of higher education (IHEs) are required to submit a report to the Department identifying vehicles purchased in the preceding fiscal year. Based on the submissions since October 2022, only two electric vehicles were purchased in the last three years.

There are only 41 dedicated chargers among nine state agencies and IHEs. Legislation and regulations have incorporated requirements for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) - EV chargers installation for future state construction builds. However, at the time of this report, 98% of agencies and state colleges are not equipped to support EV vehicles for their state drivers. By the same token, the on-going issues of availability and/or functionality of public chargers, the Department cannot issue electric vehicles to state drivers when there is not a reliable source of EV charging.