5 Different Models Have Held the #1 EV Registrations Title in California since 2010
Over the 12-year period of 2010-2021, five different BEVs and PHEVs have held the title of being the number one EV in California as ranked by registrations.
US Reaches Milestone of 2 Million EVs Sold
Based on EVAdoption estimates, it is likely that in late July (or if not then, by early August) 2021, the US passed the 2 million cumulative electric vehicles sold milestone.
US BEV vs. PHEV Sales: 2011-Feb 2021
From 2013 through 2017, US sales of BEVs versus PHEVs were neck and neck with PHEVs actually eking ahead of BEVs in 2016 by a bit more than 700 units. But then the EV world changed with deliveries of the Tesla Model 3 beginning in the US in July 2017, but really kicking into gear in 2018.
California EV Sales as a % of US EV Sales: 2010-2020
From 2014 through 2019, California EV sales accounted for roughly half or more of US EV sales – from a low of 49.6% in 2019 to a high of 57.3% in 2017. At 40.7%, 2020 saw California account for its second lowest share of US EV sales since 2011.
BEVs Available in the US Now Average 250 Miles of Range
BEVs available in the US (currently and through the next few months) now average 250 miles of range and are powered by battery packs that average 70 kWh. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) average 21.9 miles of range (in electric mode) with 10 kWh as the average battery pack size. Around 2023-2024, the average BEV […]
210 BEV and PHEV Models Available in the US By 2030
In conducting a recent long-term EV sales forecast, I identified that a potential 210 electric vehicle models (both BEV and PHEV) would be available in the US by the end of 2030. Another 20 or so, mostly PHEV models, would also be phased out by automakers in the latter half of this decade as they […]