- Sales of plug-in electric vehicles have reached an important milestone in California.
- Over two million all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles have been sold in the Sunshine State since 2011.
The state of California passed an impressive milestone after the third quarter of this year: Over two million plug-in electric vehicles have been sold in the Golden State since 2011. But that’s not all.
In the third quarter alone, California saw 115,897 EVs and PHEVs sold, while the entire country had 382,498 units get in customers’ hands, according to data from public-private nonprofit Veloz. This means California alone amounts to 30.3% of the country’s electric vehicle market. Meanwhile, the electrified vehicle market share within California reached 26.4% in Q3.
As for the best-selling battery-powered cars in California in Q3, the Tesla Model Y took the crown, followed by the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 5. Interestingly, the Toyota Rav4 Prime plug-in hybrid surpassed the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Model X, while the Volkswagen ID.4 placed seventh. The top 10 list was completed by the BMW i4, Tesla Cybertruck and Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid.
Credit : insideevs.com
