California Says Electric Cars Now Make Up a Fifth of Auto Sales
In the first nine months of 2023, electric vehicles accounted for 21.5% of cars sold in California.
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One out of every five cars sold in California is now powered by a battery, registration data released Wednesday by the California New Car Dealers Association shows.
In the first nine months of 2023, electric vehicles accounted for 21.5% of cars sold in California, a figure that’s more than doubled in the past two years. When combined with hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles, the year-to-date figure is 35.4%.