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Thursday, December 22nd, 2016

There have now been over 540,000 electric vehicles sold in the U.S.

Author:     Johana Bhuiyan
Source:     Recode
Publication Date:     Dec 21, 2016, 2:31pm EST
Link: There have now been over 540,000 electric vehicles sold in the U.S.
Stephan:   Some good news. The numbers have just come out on the prevalence of EVs in the U.S. and once again it is clear that the transition out of the carbon energy era is going faster than anyone anticipated or could model. This is the 8 Laws in action, people voting with their pocketbooks for a vehicle power source that promotes wellbeing. And look at where this is taking place, which states are adopting EVs and those which are not. The distribution is very skewed. Note also that there is little correlation between gas prices and EVs sales. That says to me that people are making this decision not because of gas prices but as a positive act to improve wellbeing. This is a change in consciousness.

Credit: Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg

Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. are higher than they’ve ever been, according to a report published by ChargePoint, which operates more than 31,000 electric vehicle chargers in the U.S.

Between November 2015 and November 2016, more than 130,000 plug-in hybrid or battery-powered EVs were sold, bringing the total number of EVs on the road in the U.S. and Canada to close to 535,000. In the U.S. alone, 542,000 EVs have been sold to date. (emphasis added)

Put in context, that’s more than seven times the 73,000 EVs that were sold in the U.S. in 2012. That’s not just concentrated in places like California. While California is still in the lead as the state with the most EVs, Utah is the fastest growing and saw a 60 percent increase in EV registrations.

The Tesla Model S topped the chart with the most vehicles sold between January and November 2016. In the second spot was Chevy Volt with more than 21,000 vehicles, followed by the Tesla Model X and […]

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