In California, 12.5% of New Light-Duty Vehicle Registrations Were Plug-in Electric Vehicles in 2021

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 17:15:30 +0000

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 […]

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California Sets Standards for 100% EV Sales

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:30:04 +0000

100% EV sales moves forward thanks to California In just over a decade, California will only sell electric vehicles, based on new proposed standards from the state’s Air Resources Board (CARB). The proposed standards require about 35% of vehicles sold by manufacturers to be electric vehicles (EVs) starting in model year (MY) 2026, moving towards 100% […]

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Tesla = 10.5% of California Auto Market in 4th Quarter

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:30:09 +0000

I recently wrote about Tesla model leadership — and other EV model leadership — in California. The article included 8 original charts I recommend looking at. However, that report was just about the models. Let’s also look at how Tesla, a 100% electric brand, performed in California compared to other auto companies in the 4th […]

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Tesla Model Y = Top Selling SUV in California in 2021

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:24:29 +0000

It’s hard to believe, even as someone who has been placed firmly on the Tesla bull list for a decade, but the Tesla Model Y ended 2021 as the top selling SUV or truck in California! That is across all types of SUVs and trucks. The Model Y outsold the #2 Toyota RAV4, a much […]

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Why Hasn’t Hollywood Embraced The Electric Car?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:00:24 +0000

From James Dean’s Mercury coupe in Rebel Without a Cause to Burt Reynolds’s Trans Am in Smokey and the Bandit to Jason Statham’s McLaren in the new Fast and Furious film, cars have been stars in many a Hollywood classic. However, as a recent Bloomberg article points out, electric cars are still waiting for their big-screen breakthrough

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