The state’s goal exceeds estimates by groups such as Illinois PIRG, which did a report in 2018 estimating there would be only 88,000 EVs in Chicago by 2030. Illinois PIRG Director Abe Scarr thinks rebates could boost EV ownership, but he doubts the incentives alone will make it happen, especially since the rebate amount falls off by 2028.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.