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The details on this are not promising:
Nearly 23% of new vehicles sold in California in 2025 were considered zero-emission vehicles, though EV sales were down in the state and across the U.S. compared to the year prior.
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In the fourth quarter of 2025, only 18% of new cars sold in the state were zero-emission.
It needs to be 100% in the not-very-distant future, and that’s going to be really tough without a sharp reduction in prices, which isn’t likely to happen due to tariffs pushing prices up.
We’re rat-holing a bit here. Yes, tech can always be better, but those attributes aren’t what’s slowing down EV sales. The Model 3 became the best selling car in the USA despite those characteristics.
Sales are declining for other reasons. My suggestion here is that one of the most obvious reasons sales may be declining is that it’s a lot more expensive to “fuel” an EV than it was just a few years ago. Utility prices and NEM policies have driven op costs a ton.