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Poll: EV Industry Will Have to Step on the Gas on Infrastructure Funding

December 29, 2022 Last Edit: June 5, 2025

Poll: EV Industry Will Have to Step on the Gas on Infrastructure Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tony Gagliardi, Colorado State Director, tony.gagliardi@nfib.org, or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, anthony.malandra@nfib.org DENVER, Dec. 29, 2022—The state’s leading small-business association today released the results of its annual poll of its membership, just ahead of the January 9, 2023, opening of the Colorado General Assembly. As it does every year, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) polls its members on state and federal issues affecting their right to own, operate, and grow their businesses. Results from the annual polls help center NFIB’s lobbying positions in Denver and in Washington, D.C. “Our members’ justified crankiness comes through loud and clear in our poll,” said Tony Gagliardi, NFIB’s Colorado state director. “For a variety of reasons, this is not a good time for small-business owners, which means it’s not a good time to ask them to pony up more money for electronic vehicle (EV) infrastructure that they believe the EV industry should be coming up with, and it’s not a good time to sell them on woke business policies.” The 2023 Colorado Member Ballot asked four questions. Should Colorado become a right-to-work state? Yes 75% No 21% Und. 4 Should individuals be allowed to choose the pharmacy of their choice for their prescription drugs? Yes 92% No 5% Und. 3% Should Colorado prohibit its state agencies from doing business with financial institutions that adhere to principles advocated by environmental and social justice groups? Yes 74% No 18% Und. 8% Should Colorado impose new taxes, assessments, or fees on motorists, shipping, or commercial and residential energy consumption to pay for infrastructure to accommodate electric vehicles? Yes 7% No 91% Und. 2% Keep up with the latest Colorado small-business news at www.nfib.com/colorado or by following NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_CO or on Facebook @NFIB.CO ### For nearly 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since its founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com. NFIB Colorado 1700 Lincoln Street, 17th Floor Denver, CO 80203 303-860-1778 www.nfib.com/colorado Twitter: @NFIB_CO Facebook: NFIB.CO

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Poll: EV Industry Will Have to Step on the Gas on Infrastructure Funding

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