🔌 Washington State Electric Vehicle Population Scraper

🚀 Export 200k+ Washington State EV registrations in seconds. Filter by make, model, year, county, or vehicle type. Get geocoded coordinates, electric range, and CAFV eligibility. No login, no manual CSV wrangling.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-23 · 📊 18 fields per record · 🔌 200k+ EV registrations · 🇺🇸 Washington State · ⚡ BEV + PHEV

The Washington State EV Population Scraper taps the data.wa.gov Department of Licensing dataset and returns clean, structured records covering every Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) registered in Washington State. The underlying dataset is published by the Washington DOL, refreshed regularly, and is one of the most widely cited open EV datasets in the US.

Coverage spans 200k+ EV registrations with make, model, year, county, city, electric range, CAFV (Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle) eligibility, electric utility, legislative district, 2020 census tract, and geocoded lat/lon coordinates. This Actor exports them as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML in under a minute, with server-side filtering so you skip pulling the full file.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
EV market analysts, automotive intelligence, sustainability researchers, infrastructure planners, charging-network operators, policy think tanks, automotive press	EV adoption modeling, market-share tracking, charger siting, regional demand forecasting, sustainability reporting, fleet research

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📋 What the Washington EV Scraper does

One streamlined workflow with rich filters:

• 🏷️ Make filter. Restrict to TESLA, NISSAN, CHEVROLET, FORD, RIVIAN, HYUNDAI, KIA, and more.
• 🚗 Model filter. Pull only MODEL Y, MODEL 3, LEAF, BOLT EV, MUSTANG MACH-E, etc.
• 📅 Model year range. Filter by modelYearFrom and modelYearTo for cohort analysis.
• 📍 County filter. King, Snohomish, Pierce, Spokane, or any of WA's 39 counties.
• ⚡ Vehicle type filter. BEV only, PHEV only, or both.

Each record returns make, model, year, EV type, electric range, CAFV eligibility, county, city, ZIP, legislative district, census tract, electric utility, and geocoded coordinates ready for mapping.

💡 Why it matters: Washington State is one of the fastest-growing EV markets in the US, and its open data publishes registration-level detail other states keep locked. This Actor makes that dataset queryable in seconds.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded EV dataset.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
maxItems	integer	10	Records to return. Free plan caps at 10, paid plan at 1,000,000.
resourceId	string	"f6w7-q2d2"	Socrata resource ID. Default is the Electric Vehicle Population dataset.
make	string	any	Vehicle make, exact match. TESLA, NISSAN, etc.
model	string	any	Vehicle model, exact match. MODEL Y, LEAF, etc.
county	string	any	WA county name. King, Snohomish, Pierce.
modelYearFrom	integer	any	Minimum model year (inclusive).
modelYearTo	integer	any	Maximum model year (inclusive).
vehicleType	string	any	BEV, PHEV, or empty for both.

Example: 100 Tesla Model Y registrations in King County, 2023+.

{
    "maxItems": 100,
    "make": "TESLA",
    "model": "MODEL Y",
    "county": "King",
    "modelYearFrom": 2023
}

Example: all PHEVs in Snohomish County.

{
    "maxItems": 500,
    "county": "Snohomish",
    "vehicleType": "PHEV"
}

⚠️ Good to Know: make, model, and county filters are case-insensitive but use exact matching (no partial wildcards). For "MODEL 3" vs "Model 3" both work, but partial like "MODEL" returns nothing. Geocoded coordinates depend on the original DOL geocoding pass and may be null for records with non-standard addresses.

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📊 Output

Each EV registration record contains 18 fields. Download as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🆔 vinPrefix	string	"5YJ3E1EA1L"
🆔 dolVehicleId	string	"200000123"
🏷️ make	string	"TESLA"
🚗 model	string	"MODEL Y"
📅 modelYear	integer	2023
⚡ evType	string	"BEV"
✅ cafvEligibility	string	"Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle Eligible"
🔋 electricRange	integer	330
🏞️ county	string	"King"
🏙️ city	string	"Seattle"
📍 state	string	"WA"
📮 zipCode	string	"98101"
🏛️ legislativeDistrict	string	"43"
🗺️ censusTract2020	string	"53033007402"
⚡ electricUtility	string	"CITY OF SEATTLE"
📍 latitude	number | null	47.6062
📍 longitude	number | null	-122.3321
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	"2026-05-23T00:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🔌	200k+ registrations. Every BEV and PHEV currently registered with Washington DOL.
🗺️	Geocoded. Lat/lon coordinates per registration for mapping and territory analysis.
🏞️	County-level filtering. All 39 WA counties supported.
⚡	Range + utility data. Electric range in miles, plus the serving electric utility per record.
✅	CAFV eligibility flag. Quickly identify Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle qualifying registrations.
🔁	Always fresh. Every run hits the live data.wa.gov endpoint.
🚫	No authentication. Public open-data endpoint, no API key required.

📊 EV adoption tracking, charger siting, and grid-impact modeling all need clean registration data. This Actor exports it on demand.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ WA EV Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	200k+ WA registrations	Live per run	make, model, year, county, type	⚡ 2 min
Commercial EV intelligence platforms	$5,000+/year	Multi-state, modeled	Monthly	Many	🐢 Days
Bulk CSV download from data.wa.gov	Free	Full file	Manual	None	🐌 Heavy parsing
State DMV FOIA requests	Free	Per-request	Quarterly	Custom	⏳ Weeks

Pick this Actor when you want filtered, geocoded WA EV data without parsing a 200k-row flat file.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Washington State EV Population Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Pick make / model / county / vehicle type filters and set maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor pull filtered registrations.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

⚡ EV Market Intelligence Market-share tracking by make and model Cohort analysis by model year BEV vs PHEV mix per county Brand penetration in target metro areas	🔌 Charging Network Planning Charger siting based on EV density by ZIP Utility-by-utility EV load forecasting Underserved county mapping Coordinated planning with electric utilities
🚗 Automotive Intelligence Competitive benchmarking by brand Year-over-year registration deltas Geographic trend mapping Fleet-vs-consumer pattern analysis	📊 Sustainability & Policy Track WA progress on EV adoption goals ESG reporting with verifiable open data Legislative-district-level adoption stats Census-tract equity analysis

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🔌 Automating Washington EV Scraper

Control the scraper programmatically for scheduled runs and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. Pull a monthly snapshot for trend tracking, or refresh county-level slices weekly.

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Open EV data feeds research, civic projects, classrooms, and personal sustainability initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Adoption-curve studies for transportation policy Geographic equity research on EV access Reproducible datasets for sustainability MSc Open-data exercises on transportation electrification	🎨 Personal and creative Personal "is my neighbor driving electric?" maps Hobbyist dashboards comparing makes Newsletter research for EV beats Portfolio dataviz projects on sustainability
🤝 Non-profit and civic Community EV co-op planning Rural-county charging-access advocacy Civic transparency on transportation electrification Open mapping projects for local journalism	🧪 Experimentation Train EV market-forecast ML models Prototype a charger-recommender agent Build a "best EV for my ZIP" Slack bot Test data warehouse loaders on EV schemas

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🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Open a ready-to-send prompt about this ParseForge actor in the AI of your choice:

• 💬 ChatGPT
• 🧠 Claude
• 🔍 Perplexity
• 🅒 Copilot

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🧩 How does it work?

Pick filters for make, model, county, model year, or vehicle type, then run the Actor. It applies the filters server-side and returns one structured record per EV registration.

📏 How accurate is the data?

Records come straight from the Washington Department of Licensing. Geocoded coordinates are typically accurate to the address, though a small share of records have null coordinates where geocoding failed.

🔁 How often is the dataset refreshed?

Washington State refreshes the Electric Vehicle Population dataset on a regular cadence (typically monthly). Every run of this Actor pulls the latest snapshot.

🚗 Which makes are covered?

Every make registered as an EV in Washington State: TESLA, NISSAN, CHEVROLET, FORD, HYUNDAI, KIA, RIVIAN, TOYOTA, VOLKSWAGEN, AUDI, BMW, VOLVO, PORSCHE, POLESTAR, LUCID, and dozens more.

🏞️ Which counties are covered?

All 39 Washington counties. Filter by county name (case-insensitive exact match).

⏰ Can I schedule regular runs?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to trigger this Actor on any cron interval.

⚖️ Is this data legal to use?

Yes. The Washington State Open Data Portal publishes this dataset under permissive terms for public use.

💼 Can I use this data commercially?

Yes. Open data published by Washington State is generally permitted for commercial use. Review the data.wa.gov terms for your specific scenario.

💳 Do I need a paid Apify plan?

No. The free Apify plan handles small runs (10 records). Paid plans lift the cap and unlock scheduling.

🔁 What happens if a run fails?

Apify retries transient errors automatically. Failed runs preserve partial datasets so no progress is lost.

🛬 What if I need other states?

This Actor covers Washington State only. For other state DMV EV data, request a companion scraper via the contact form below.

🆘 What if I need help?

Reach our support team through the Apify platform or the Tally form linked below.

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🔌 Integrate with any app

Washington State EV Population Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get monthly EV updates in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe EV data into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes. Push fresh registrations into your product backend, or alert your planning team in Slack when a new county threshold is hit.

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🆘 Need Help? Open our contact form to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Washington State Department of Licensing, data.wa.gov, Tesla, Nissan, or any vehicle manufacturer. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Only publicly available open Washington State EV data is collected.