General Motors has plans to launch 30 new electric vehicles by 2025, investing billions to develop and produce the latest-and-greatest EV technology in the hopes of accelerating mass EV adoption. However, according to a recent study, the vast majority of electric vehicle registrations in the United States are in just one state – California.
In a recent report, multinational consumer credit reporting company Experian identified the U.S. electric vehicle registration percentages for each state. Unsurprisingly, California was far and away the leader, with a whopping 41.12 percent of all electric vehicle registrations in the Golden State.
Florida is a distant second with 5.96 percent, followed by Texas with 5.22 percent and Washington State with 4.84 percent.
The Experian report also reveals that the majority of electric vehicle registrations are concentrated around the coastal states, whereas U.S. states in the middle of the country had the lowest rates of electric vehicle registrations. North Dakota had the lowest rate overall with a mere 0.02 percent.
The report also provided some interesting insights into the broader electric vehicle adoption rates. According to Experian, electric vehicles accounted for just 0.4 percent of vehicles on the road in the U.S. today, while hybrid/electric vehicles accounted for 2.42 percent.
Clearly, with such a wide discrepancy in adoption rates among U.S. states, and low adoption rates for electric vehicles more broadly, General Motors will have its work cut out for it when it comes to accelerating mass EV adoption. One critical factor will be attracting new buyers across the central U.S. states, something which has proved largely unsuccessful among EV manufacturers thus far.
Nevertheless, General Motors has a long list of new models slated for release, as well as a number of new EV models already revealed, including the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV and Bolt EV, the 2022 GMC Hummer EV, and the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq crossover. GM also plans on launching a new EV variant of the Chevy Silverado.
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Source: Experian
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Makes sense. California is not only has the highest car sales in the US but actually has the infrastructure for electric.
some electric infrastructure……..”California residents were asked to voluntarily conserve power again on Friday as the heat wave that is baking the U.S. West strained the state’s energy grid and raised the possibility of rotating outages.” …..let’s see more electric cars….but no power to homes….seems like this is happening in California fairly often..
Followed by Florida and Texas, haven’t heard anything about Florida but Texas or parts of it aren’t doing very well this summer in terms of electric grid.
I know it’s a tired argument by the usual anti-California people but when every state in the southwest is making the same request, you can’t say it’s just a California-only issue.
At least California energy companies aren’t allowed to gouge their customers for thousands of dollars following the outages like the unregulated ones in Texas do.
And California is actively switching to renewable energy unlike Texas, which blames windmills and solar panels when their poorly maintained energy grid craps out.
Keep California dreaming. You obviously don’t live here in the land of mandatory fossil fuel powered backup generators. When’s Granola Gavin going to enact stricter emissions standards for those? Here’s a hint: definitely not any sooner than China Joe puts every last US wind turbine manufacturing plant out of business. Fear not, at the present rate of globalist infiltrated US Government self-destruction, it won’t be long before all of California’s “earth friendly” windmills are manufactured in pollution spewing factories in China… aaah, progress!
Time will erode California’s lead, but only if metropolitan areas across the country install the charging infrastructure that give urbanites, and workers with jobs in the cities, the best reason to dump ICE for EV cars—convenience.
Big cities already use inconvenience to restrict ICE vehicle use: limited, expensive gas stations, parking, and road access.
Time for the big cities in every state to start flexing their political muscle in their state legislatures for funding. In turn, the states can arm themselves with coherent infrastructure expenditure plans and get funding from Congress. Time for our federal representatives to actually do their jobs by advocating for their states, (instead of waging cultural wars about non-existent issues).
What a concept.
My opinion is that many houses and apartments already have the “infrastructure”.
If you place of residence is equipped with an electric clothes dryer (220 volts AC and about 30 amp breaker), you already have enough power for a Level 2 charger, which can recharge the battery overnight (when the grid demand is lower). I have seen clever ‘switch over’ boxes, installed by the clothes dryer, so you can either power the clothes dryer, or switch to electric vehicle charger (does not allow both at the same time).
Infrastructure is at least 50% already installed. And, charging at night, while you sleep, will level out the power companies demand (which they greatly appreciate).
So in conclusion. States where manufacturers don’t stock electric cars have few buyers. States that require manufacturers to sell electric cars have buyers. A level of insight I don’t often see.
California can have all the EV’s
Big factor is bad traffic + HOV sticker program for EVs
Another big factor is the very high gas prices. They however don’t have a very good electric grid, they might have the infrastruture better than most other states but the grid is killing them. However its probably only in the big cities not the entire state that is using EV Cars. EV will be great in big cities. However for most of the US it will not be a good idea except going to work or store. Never going to be good for traveling or towing.
that is why my sister drives an ev. also the lease is ridiculously low.
Another big factor is California has state tax credits for EV’s and PG&E offers rebates with an EV purchase.
Miles ahead in BEV adoption. Miles behind in terms of civil liberties, sustainability, and federal debt. Let’s maybe not put California on any type of pedestal just yet… Maybe they don’t have it quite figured out just yet.
federal debt is part of the federal government and california sends more money to DC than it gets back.
civil liberties??? what are you talking about??? automatic weapons???
Yeah, California is over of the net positives for federal tax collection. They are a net giver, maybe the biggest. You want to look at the takers look at the entire south.
That’s all thanks to trump. Back when SALT was a thing, all the millionaires paid almost no federal taxes as it all when strait to Sacramento. The only reason they are a net contributor now is silicone valley. Our southern medicare and social security jumps strait to NY and california. They only reason newsom has a surplus now is because of the BIDEN blue state bailout…. From red states that got nothing in comparison to blue states in the last “relief bill”
Keep in mind some of CA’s “wealth” is illusory
– CA has the highest poverty rate when cost of living is taken into account
– We have to be paid far higher in CA for a given standard of living, and so pay higher fed taxes
– CA has worse debt ratio than almost all states. NY, IL, CT, etc are worse
Recent “COVID” relief included federal taxpayerl bailouts for states. Watch for more of that in the future, especially as people leave financially mismanaged states and their tax bases shrink.
I’d be all for California secession if they feel as if they don’t feel like they get enough back from DC. As long as the Union can keep Washington state I’m all for the rest of the west coast forming their own little cultish nation. Bye poorly run 150 BILLION dollars of debt state 👋
cali has the 7th biggest economy in the world. Im sure they would be fine.
It’s also the 7th from the smallest if you remove silicone valley. California does have a huge problem with the lack of industry diversity
That’s silly, that’s like saying take away Texas oil production and look at where they are… and I don’t think that’s right at all because Cali also supplies like 1/3 of the countries produce.
That’s just straight untrue. It’s massive in tech, sizable in manufacturing, and a behemoth in agriculture.
I know most car enthusiasts are older/conservative, but you all fell behind years ago and won’t catch up until you dead. A loser/selfish generation to say the least.
The use of fresh water in the region is unsustainable. For a state that seems to pride itself in sustainability it has really sucked the life out of the Colorado river. What’s the solution trucking in fresh water, or maybe, water pipelines? oh the irony… sounds like a place that has their priorities straight 👌Future in Cali looking really bright.
California leads in wealth inequality. The 7th largest economy also sets the standard for gross misuse of funds leading to crumbling infrastructure; homeless encampments; lost tourism due to high crime rates and shocking decay of once beautiful cities resulting from among countless other liberal failures the alarming rates of homelessness; illegal immigration and state protection of illegal aliens; mass exodus of residents who aren’t homeless or illegal aliens to Red states; draconian Covid lockdown policies that nearly drove Tesla out of the state; shockingly hypocritical government officials caught boldly violating said draconian Covid lockdown policies; rusting from the inside out taxpayer funded Chinese Bay Bridge “structural” bolt time bombs; billions in losses annually to raging, uncontrollable wildfires; gross mismanagement of diminishing water resources; surging sales of environmentally detrimental mostly made in China fossil fuel powered backup generators due to grossly neglected power grid…
The list goes on and on, but the “7th biggest economy” is clearly not the shining example outside looking in wishful thinkers love to fantasize about.
Don’t agree with the conclusion of your post and it’s rationale for regulation-free society, but absence of common sense water regulation in CA is big part of their general problem. Bill Maher’s closing bit last night was a 5-minute explanation (with humor, sarcasm, satire) of the underlying problem of CA regulation—not targeted on the issues that affect everyone’s lives: water.
Highly recommend, instead of just saying “no.”
I thought Calif. feel in the ocean then burned up in the wild fires. It can go the other way too. They like it in the shorts..
All your electric cars powered by, FOSSIL FUEL. Enjoy!
The west coast is largely powered by wind nuclear and hydro, dummy.
If you break it out by zip code, the leading zip codes have little or no adverse weather, vis a vis electric cars. High temps affect EV’s in battery efficiency some, or lead to a higher load, i.e. AC, but nothing kills an EV faster than cold temps, in battery utilization and the corrosive effects of snow removal (salt on roads)
Just like everything else in this country there is going to be a division according to local priorities. A grand experiment to see which is good for what. That is why the Federal government needs to refrain from most blanket national edicts.
Remember the 55 MPH speed limit?
It’s 102 degrees Fahrenheit in the state Capital at this moment. Yesterday’s high was 109. Might consider Sacramento a “leading” zip code that’s being spanked by a plethora of issues that put a Godalmighty strain on an already failing grid. Lets replace millions of ICE cars with EVs in a decade’s time and see how that works out.
The Sacramento river has plenty of water. They divert most of it to the SF bay to protect a tiny fish. The delta Smelt.
Is Denial a river in California, too?
EVs suck
I have a Tesla Model 3 and Model Y. I have driven both from Florida to the Michigan UP with no problem finding charging. I would always take either on a trip in lieu of our ICE car, which is also quite capable. Of course, that is Supercharging with Tesla, bur Electrify America, Charge Point, EVgo and others are deploying quickly and the OEMs have deals with some. EVs charge mostly overnight, so little impact on the grid at this time. The Bolt Models pictured are nice for the city, but not up to traveling because, (1) range is not sufficient and (2) they are still limited to 50kW DC Fast Charge. Don’t blink. It will all change very quickly.
If you are home every night to recharge, they make sense. I can refill my gas tank in 15 min. This poses no refilling issues.