144 electric models now available for sale in U.S.
EVs: 10.9 percent of new U.S. light-duty vehicle sales in Q4 2024; 10.2 percent for full year 2024
EVs top 2 percent of vehicles in operation for first time
Gas-powered vehicle market share down 4.3 points in Q4 from prior year; down 21 points since 2016
Charging infrastructure lags: only one new public charging port added per 45 new registered EVs
Spotlight: geographic distribution of EVs and charging infrastructure remains uneven; half of all registered EVs located in just 41 counties
WASHINGTON, DC – Alliance for Automotive Innovation today released its exclusive state-by-state analysis of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) market for Q4 2024.
The Get Connected Electric Vehicle Report Q4 2024 summarizes EV sales and purchasing trends across all 50 states. The report features a breakdown of light-duty market share by powertrain (2016-2024), a geographic distribution analysis of registered EVs, charging infrastructure data and EV policies in states.
EV sales up sequentially and year-over-year
- EVs represent 10.9 percent of new light-duty vehicle sales in Q4 2024, up from 10.6 percent in Q3 2024 and 10.2 percent in Q4 2023;
- EVs represent 10.2 percent of new light-duty vehicle sales in 2024, up from 9.5 percent in 2023 and 7.0 percent in 2022;
- 144 EV cars, utility vehicles, pickup trucks and van models now available for sale in the U.S. in Q4 2024. Light truck sales represent 81 percent of EV market, up from 80 percent in Q3 2024;
- 4 states with EV registrations above 20 percent in Q4 2024. Colorado leads California for first time:
- Colorado (26.4 percent); California (26.2 percent); Washington (21.3 percent) and District of Columbia (20.3 percent).
- 13 additional states with EV registrations above 10 percent in Q4 2024:
- Nevada (16.6 percent); Oregon (15.4 percent); New Jersey (15.3 percent); Massachusetts (14.2 percent); Connecticut (12.4 percent); Maryland (12.3 percent); Vermont (12.2 percent); Delaware (11.5 percent); New York (11.5 percent); Virginia (10.8 percent); Florida (10.3 Percent); Hawaii (10.3 percent) and Utah (10.2 percent).
- 433,843 EVs registered in the U.S. in Q4 2024 – a 15 percent increase over Q4 2023;
- Year-over-year, total light-duty sales (all powertrains) increased 8 percent;
- Hybrid electric vehicle market share grew 3.7 percent;
- Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle market share contracted 4.3 percent.
Public EV charging still lags
- In Q4 2024, the number of publicly available EV chargers increased 5 percent from Q3 2024 – while total EVs on the road increased 7 percent;
- Nationwide, 433,843 EVs were registered in Q4 2024 but only 9,701 new public chargers were added – a ratio of 45 new EVs for every new public port;
- There are 5.8 million EVs on the road (2 percent of vehicles in operation – a new high) and a total of 194,824 publicly available charging outlets in the U.S. – a ratio of 30 EVs for every public port;
- More than 1 million more public chargers (921,981 L2 and 132,252 DC Fast) are required to meet the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s necessary infrastructure estimate for 2030;
- 481 chargers will need to be installed every day – nearly 3 chargers every 10 minutes – through the end of 2030.
Uneven geographic distribution of EVs and charging infrastructure in U.S.
Among the 3100 counties in the U.S.:
- Half of all registered EVs are located in just 41 counties;
- 39 counties have zero registered EVs;
- Only 493 counties (15 percent) have an E-VIO (vehicle in operation) rate greater than 1 percent;
- 188 counties (6 percent) have an E-VIO rate greater than 2 percent.
Infrastructure disparities:
- 27 percent of counties had no access to public charging;
- 41 percent of counties had 5 or fewer charging ports;
- One-third of all charging located in just 25 counties;
- 44 percent of counties had NO DC Fast charging available;
- 6 percent of counties had access to 1 DC Fast Charger.
Read the full Q4 2024 Get Connected Electric Vehicle Report.
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