Plug-in electric vehicles in the United States
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The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in the United States is supported by the American federal government, and several states and local governments.
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As of December 2023[update], cumulative sales in the U.S. totaled 4,7 million plug-in electric cars since 2010, led by all-electric cars.[4] Sales totaled 1,402,371 units in 2023, with a market share of 9.1%. This was the first time the American market surpassed the 1 million sales mark.[4] The American stock represented 20% of the global plug-in car fleet in use by the end of 2019 and the U.S. had the world's third largest stock of plug-in passenger cars after China (47%) and Europe (25%).[5]
The U.S. market share of plug-in electric passenger cars increased from 0.14% in 2011, to 0.66% in 2015,[6][7] to 1.13% in 2017, 2.1% in 2018, slightly declined to 1.9% in 2019,[8][9][10] rose to 2.2% in 2020, 4.0% in 2021, 6.8% in 2022, and achieved a record 9.1% in 2023.[4][11] California is the largest regional market in the country, with 1 million plug-in cars registered by November 2021, 46% of the national stock.[12]
As of December 2020[update], the Tesla Model 3 all-electric car is the all-time best selling plug-in electric car with an estimated 395,600 units delivered, followed by the Tesla Model S electric car with about 172,400, and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid with 157,125 units of both generations.[1][2][3] The Model S was the best selling plug-in car in the U.S. for three consecutive years, from 2015 to 2017,[13][14] and the Model 3 also has topped sales for three years running, from 2018 to 2020.[2][15][16]
The Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 and later the Inflation Reduction Act granted federal tax credits for new qualified plug-in electric vehicles, worth up to US$7,500.[17][18] As of 2014[update], Washington, D.C. and 37 states and had established incentives and tax or fee exemptions for BEVs and PHEVs, or utility-rate breaks, and other non-monetary incentives such as free parking and high-occupancy vehicle lane access.[19]