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California EV Market Remains Steady Despite National Decline
California electric car sales decreased 8.85%, from 178,134 in 2018 to 156,101 in 2019. Overall, California car sales were down 5.5% from 2018 to 2019.
by Staff
February 25, 2020
California's electric car market share remained steady with a small decline of 0.65% from 8.91% in 2018 at 178,134 to 8.26% in 2019 at 156,101.
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California’s electric car market share remained steady, and vitality in the industry remains strong, despite slowing demand for all vehicles.
California's electric car market share remained steady with a small decline of 0.65% from 8.91% in 2018 at 178,134 to 8.26% in 2019 at 156,101. Nationally, the electric car market share remained steady with a small decline of less than two tenths of a percent to 0.175% from 2018 to 2019.
California electric car sales decreased 8.85%, from 178,134 in 2018 to 156,101 in 2019. Overall, California car sales were down 5.5% from 2018 to 2019.
Nationall, electric car sales decreased 8.8% from 2018 to 2019. Overall car sales were down 1.3% from 2018 to 2019.
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