Electric vehicle sales in California sputter

Sales of new electric vehicles in California remained sluggish in the second quarter of this year and the road ahead appears bumpy, as federal tax credits will expire at the end of next month. The ... Read More

Hybrids Outsold Electric Cars In California For The First Time In Years

California is not universally a tastemaker for the rest of the country, which is probably why the long-awaited West Memphis Erewhon has yet to materialize. When it comes to automobiles, though, ... Read More

Taking a Look at the Best EV Cities as Tesla Sales Plunge in California

California, the largest EV market in the nation, has experienced a huge drop in Tesla vehicle sales. Sales plunged 21% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same time period in 2024. This ... Read More

Trump revokes California's electric vehicle rules - The Mercury News

Experts have said that while the court case is pending, or if California loses, the state could take other steps to encourage electric vehicles — which currently make up 25% of all new car sales ... Read More

Shopping for an electric vehicle? How long until that $7,500 tax credit expires?

A $7,500 tax credit for buyers of new electric vehicles and one worth $4,000 for used EVs expire in September. Read More

New gas-powered cars banned by 2035? We dove deep into California's ...

State data shows electric and plug-in hybrid car sales have grown exponentially over the last decade. In 2011, less than 7,000 zero-emission cars were sold in California and by 2021 there were ... Read More

Trump’s EPA puts California in its crosshairs with its proposed car rules

Documents outlining the EPA's plan to roll back vehicle emission standards reference California by name 27 times. Read More

Governors should end California’s ludicrous and harmful electric ...

Even California, where electric vehicles account for a relatively high 25 percent of new car sales, is lagging far behind its own requirements. Read More

Why California's looming car ban is everyone's problem now

Nikki Woodard, the director of communications for the California Energy Commission, wrote in an email to SFGATE that regardless of a gas car sales ban reversal, the state is on track with its $1.4 ... Read More