In California, 12.5% of New Light-Duty Vehicle Registrations Were Plug-in Electric Vehicles in 2021
In California, 12.5% of new light-duty vehicle registrations were plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) in 2021. Next highest were the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Washington, and Oregon, which each had PEV registrations accounting for more than 7% of new registrations. Of all light-duty vehicle registrations in California for 2021, including new and existing registrations, 2.5% were PEV.
Note: PEV include plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and all-electric vehicles. New registrations include model year 2021 and 2022 vehicles registered in calendar year 2021.
Source: Registrations as of December 31, 2021, sourced from Experian Automotive and analyzed by Argonne National Laboratory.
Courtesy of Energy.gov.
Related: Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales In The United States Nearly Doubled From 2020 To 2021. “Sales of new light-duty plug-in electric vehicles, including all-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), nearly doubled from 308,000 in 2020 to 608,000 in 2021.”
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