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U.S.: West Coast Had Highest Plug-In Electric Car Sales Per Capita
The U.S. average is over 3 plug-in vehicles per 1,000 people.
Mark Kane 
By: Mark Kane
Feb 17, 2021 at 10:03am ET
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U.S. plug-in electric car sales vary heavily depending on a particular state, but not only that. It also varies highly per capita.
According to the U.S. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy report, based on data for the year 2018, the highest number of plug-in electric cars per capita is in California - almost 12 per 1,000 people.
In general, the West Coast stands out from the pack, but what caught our attention is that there are tons of states where plug-ins are not taking-off. The nationwide average is 3.08 plug-ins/1,000 people.
Highest plug-in vehicle registrations per capita as of 2018:
- California - 11.96 / 1,000 people
- Hawaii - 6.41 / 1,000 people
- Washington- 5.83 / 1,000 people
- Oregon- 5.17 / 1,000 people
In total, 16 states exceeded 2.0 plug-ins/1,000 people, but 13 had less than one per 1,000.
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We wonder how much the numbers improved over the past two years (2019 and 2020). It will for sure take quite some time to electrify the fleet.
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Note: PEV includes both all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles.
Sources: PEV registrations – U.S. Department of Energy analysis of IHS Automotive data. Population – U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population.
Source: energy.gov
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