We provided you with information about April car sales in US and told you about the results the major automakers got, but what you still don’t know is where, in which state exactly the electric car sales were up and where they were down.
California, dominates! It’s number one, with a per capita percentage of 0,7%, beating Hawaii with 0,4% and Washington with 0,3%. If you ask yourself why is is California, than we will try to make it a bit clearer for you our dear readers:
→ California has long offered a decent EV rebate (typically, $2,500).
→ California’s population is heavily “eco oriented,” Democratic, pro-cleantech, and pro-innovation.
→ California’s residents are richer than the norm, on average.
→ The state has provided or required other measures to boost EV infrastructure and business.
→ On traffic-clogged highways, plug-in vehicles have been permitted to coast along in the HOV lanes.
All of these factors together — as well as Tesla’s manufacturing presence in the state — certainly produce a much higher cultural awareness of EVs. Additionally, as the market grows, word of mouth gets around, and growth speeds up. It’s an exponential thing.
