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First purpose-designed electric vehicle of the modern era from a major automaker and the first GM car designed to be an electric vehicle from the outset. Honda EV Plus: 1997–1999 ~300 130–175 km (80–110 miles) First known vehicle from a major automaker to eschew the use of lead-acid batteries in favour of NiMH. Toyota RAV4 EV: 1997–2002
Cumulative plug-in electric car sales in California compared to the world's top-selling countries and regional markets as of December 2021.. The stock of plug-in electric vehicles in California is the largest in the United States, and as of December 2023, cumulative plug-in car registrations in the state since 2010 totaled 1.77 million units.
President Barack Obama behind the wheel of a new Chevrolet Volt during his tour of the General Motors Auto Plant in Hamtramck, Michigan in 2010. In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama set the goal for the U.S. to become the first country to have one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. [20]
Tesla sales in California, the US's largest EV market, have recently declined even as overall sales in the state have grown. Though the company still accounted for a majority of EV sales in ...
The Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, [95] also called the Clean Transportation Program, arose out of 2007 law and is intended to drive growth in electric vehicles. [96] California faces a potential shortage in charging stations, [97] and setup California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP) program to ...
The company also settled with the state of California in 2017, agreeing to spend $800 million over 10 years to support EV adoption. State regulators at the Air Resources Board were tasked with ...
California electric vehicle sales dropped significantly in the last half of 2023, raising questions about the state's ability to phase out gas-powered cars. California EV sales are falling.
By 2019, both Hyundai and Kia had introduced electric vehicles—Hyundai Kona Electric, Hyundai Ioniq Electric, Kia Niro EV, and Kia Soul EV—but the manufacturers are opting to sell these models only is a few states, and total production of all four models was to be limited to less than 20,000 units per year, for both 2019 and 2020.