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New Registrations For Electric Vehicles Doubled In US Last Year (techcrunch.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Electric vehicles, still a small percentage of the total automotive market in the U.S., are beginning to gain ground, according to analysis by IHS Markit. There were 208,000 new registrations for electric vehicles in the U.S. last year, more than double the number filed in 2017, IHS said Monday. That growth in EVs was heavily concentrated in California as well as nine other states that have adopted the Zero Emission Vehicle program. California was the first to launch the ZEV program a state regulation that requires automakers to sell electric cars and trucks there. Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont are also ZEV states.
California accounted for nearly 46 percent, or 95,000, of new EV registrations in 2018, IHS said. California has 59 percent of market share of registered electric vehicles in the U.S. More than 350,000 new EVs will be sold in the US in 2020. Those figures will give EVs a still tiny 2 percent share of the total U.S. fleet. By 2025, that figure is expected to rise to more than1.1 million vehicles sold or a 7 percent share, according to recent IHS Markit. The Tesla's Model 3 is the top selling all-electric in the U.S. so far this year, followed by the Chevy Bolt, Tesla Model X, Tesla Model S and the Nissan Leaf, according to estimates by Inside EVs.
California accounted for nearly 46 percent, or 95,000, of new EV registrations in 2018, IHS said. California has 59 percent of market share of registered electric vehicles in the U.S. More than 350,000 new EVs will be sold in the US in 2020. Those figures will give EVs a still tiny 2 percent share of the total U.S. fleet. By 2025, that figure is expected to rise to more than1.1 million vehicles sold or a 7 percent share, according to recent IHS Markit. The Tesla's Model 3 is the top selling all-electric in the U.S. so far this year, followed by the Chevy Bolt, Tesla Model X, Tesla Model S and the Nissan Leaf, according to estimates by Inside EVs.
She said it can get her from Seattle to Victoria BC on 3/4 charge.
Only old people use fossil fuel vehicles anymore.
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So in the worst case scenario that 100% of the power to charge EVs comes from fossil fuels, thereâ(TM)s still the advantage that youâ(TM)re not releasing harmful emissions right next to where people can breathe them in.
In reality thereâ(TM)s a mix of energy sources with a good deal coming from wind and solar.
For instance, as we type the UK is currently running on 25% renewable energy (and thatâ(TM)s at night!) with 0% from coal.
Interesting how of the top 5 sellers Telsa's products take #1, #3, and #4 spots. Maybe we will now enjoy fewer postings now about how delusional and corrupt Elon Musk is and how he will go bankrupt before he delivers.
Then again, maybe not.