In 2024, there were 2,531,206 electric vehicles in the United States, including battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). According to Edmunds.com, the percentage of cars that were hybrid, BEV, or PHEV, was 9.3% in 2023, out of 286 million cars on US roads that year. The most popular brand of electric vehicles in the United States continues to be Tesla, with Ford coming in second. Tesla led US electric vehicle sales in 2019 with a wide margin of 80% of all sales. By June 2024, however, Tesla’s percentage had decreased to 52% of all US electric vehicle sales. This was largely due to the introduction of electric vehicles on the market by additional companies, such as Ford and Rivian. Ford now comes in second place in sales at 8.2%. However, this is remarkable because Ford only recently began offering more models for sale in the electric vehicle category. Most of Tesla’s electric vehicle production factories are based in the United States near Fremont, CA. However, it has different factories worldwide and the rest of the United States to carry out its production operations. Ford’s electric vehicle production factories are located in Michigan, United States.
By 2030, 40% of passenger car sales in the United States are projected to be for electric vehicles. In a 2023 report, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory projected that between 30 and 42 million electric vehicles would be on the road by 2030.
As of 2024, 61000 electric vehicle charging stations were available for public use in the United States. In 2020, there were only 29,000 in the United States. Most private charging stations are located at the vehicle owner’s home. About 60% of Americans living in urban areas live less than one mile from an EV charger.
Although the current administration fosters potential for support of electric vehicles, it is less likely that President Trump’s picks for his Department of Energy will support the EV incentives brought about by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Though the future cannot be known, it is important to continue to push forward toward mobilizing an electric fleet of vehicles in the United States if we want to combat climate change urgently.
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard US Country Manager Abby Carlson.