California ZEV Sales Share in Q1 2023 Reached 21.1%

California ZEV Sales Share in Q1 2023 Reached

In Q1 2023, California overall reached 21.1% ZEV sales share, while the average ZEV sales share by county was 15% and the median was 13.1%. The Golden State had four counties (those with at least 50 ZEV sales in the quarter) with a greater than 30% ZEV sales share.

Toyota US Electrified Vehicle Sales Declined 9.2% YoY

Toyota’s US sales of electrified vehicles declined 9.2% in Q1 2023 versus Q1 2022. With a decline of 12%, sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrids had the largest decline among the companies electrified powertrains.

PHEV Sales Drop to 20% of Total EV US Sales Through Q3 2022

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in 2022 are expected to decline to less than 20%, the lowest share of total electric vehicle (BEV + PHEV) sales since 2011 according to analysis by EVAdoption of S&P Mobility data for the Alliance of Automotive Innovation.

1H 2022 Toyota Prius Prime Sales Decline 72%

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Sales of the Toyota Prius hybrid and Prius Prime PHEV declined 47.9% in the first half of 2022 versus the same period in 2021. The Prius Prime PHEV declined a whopping 71.6%, while the Prius hybrid declined 25.3% in 1H 2022. The Prius Prime saw sales decline to 5,353 in 1H 2022 from 18,862 in the 1H 2021.

48% of 1H 2022 Toyota RAV4 Sales Were Hybrid and PHEV

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The RAV4 SUV, which has been the 4th-best selling vehicle in America for several years, saw the regular hybrid version account for 42% of RAV4 sales in the 1H of 2022. And if you include the RAV4 Prime PHEV numbers, you get to 48% of RAV4 sales having a battery in the vehicle.

BEV Batteries Average 83 kWh Versus 15 kWh For PHEVs

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Across the BEVs currently available (or that will be in the next few months) in the US, they average (mean) 82.8 kWh and the median battery size is 78 kWh. For PHEVs, the mean battery size is 14.9 kWh and median is 14 kWh and mean range is 28.4 miles (EPA) of range versus 285.4 miles of range for BEVs.

Average Range and Battery Size of PHEVs Currently Available in the US

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With 32 PHEVs currently available in the US (as of September 21, 2021), they come in a wide variety of types, price, EPA range, and battery size. In the chart below we’ve analyzed the 32 PHEVs across 6 metrics. The mean (commonly referred to as the average) range is 24.7 miles and mean battery size is 13.5 kWh. When looking at the median, however, range drops to 21 miles and battery size down to 12.5 kWh.

PHEVs Account for Nearly 37% of EVs Sold to Date in the US

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Through April 2021 PHEVs accounted for 36.7% of EVs (BEV and PHEV) sold in the US since January 2011. And in California, the most EV-centric state in the US, PHEVs comprise a slightly higher percentage of EV registrations to date at 38.3%.

Six PHEVs Currently Qualify for the Maximum $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit

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There are six PHEVs that currently qualify for the $7,500 maximum tax credit, and their electric range is from a low of 21 miles for the Jeep Wrangler 4xe to a high of 65 miles for the Polestar 1. They also range in MSRP from about $38,000 for the Toyota RAV4 Prime to $165,000 for the Polestar 1. 

Chevrolet Volt Sales & Share of PHEV Sales: 2011-2020

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The Chevrolet Volt was the number one-selling EV overall in 2012 and 2013, and number two in 2011, 2014, 2016 and number three in 2015. And for the years 2011 through 2018 the Volt never ranked below the #6 best-selling EV in the US.