New Report Shows Electric Car Sales Continued to Fall In California In 2024

California Globe ^ | February 22, 2025 | By Evan Symon

[artichokegrower]

According to a new report by the California New Car Dealers Association, the growth rate of all electric vehicles in California was stagnant, and went up by only 1% in 2024. The number of total registrations for electric cars dropped by o.3% from 2023.

[artichokegrower]

While California saw incredible growth of electric cars for the first several years of the 2020s, partially because of Governor Gavin Newsom’s law to ban the sale of gasoline powered cars beginning in 2035,

Mandate electric cars. And Trump is the dictator?

[Kudsman]

Dovetails with the summer brownout decree, charging on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays only. See your local Schiff for a special dispensation.

[dragnet2]

Uh oh...Electrical appliance cars not doing good. What a shocker.

[volare737]

Maybe they can carry an extra battery in the car just in case. They are only about 1, 000 pounds.....lol.

[Kudsman]

Ya. One in the trunk. One in the front. Enjoy the potholes.

[WKUHilltopper]

Did California run out of unicorn asses to plug into in?

[joshua c]

pull a diesel generator

[Jeff Chandler]

It could be something as simple (and obvious) as the fact that at this time the market for EVs at the current prices appears to be saturated.

[Robert357]

News flash, there will not be any more money from Uncle Sugar to push the electric vehicle agenda and electric utilities don't have the generation capacity at the moment to handle the new loads desired by the Environmental cult and low carbon virtue signalers. Besides now that Elon is associated with the evil Trump, Tesla's are no longer California Eco cool.

[montag813]

If electric car sales are falling in a state that mandates them 100% within 11 years, imagine how they’re going to fall in states that don’t

[Kudsman]

Electric may be a niche for a while. Until it isn't.

Reason 1: Should the US build beautiful nuclear plants, (think mini co-gen NG plants), across the Country, the limits of electrification are boundless. Imo.

[Fungi]

Top down economics never works. Adam Smith was correct.

[Tell It Right]

The EV fad is over. The few people who’d get an EV for political reasons have already gotten one. As have the few people for whom an EV is practical to have as one of their cars.

[clee1]

Another article for the “duh” file.

[Paladin2]

Calif. should shutdown two in-State refineries per year going forward.

Calif. peeps might start getting the Newsome message.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Electric Car Sales Continued to Fall In California In 2024,

OK Elon;
Time to introduce the Tesla Hybrid and the Tesla Fuel Cell Hybrid.

[Paladin2]

“..the US [should] build beautiful nuclear plants, (think mini co-gen NG plants), across the Country, ....”

I still want a couple of Mr. Fusions to power the compound and its vehicles.

[Plus the recycling is GREAT!]

[Cold Heart]

How about ICE/Gen conversion kits instead of a new battery.

[Kudsman]

Who wouldn't?

Democrats.

[Jeff Chandler]

Yep. They artificially glutted the market.