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Featured 1st ¼Year's EV Sales at 2.7% in CA

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by hill, May 22, 2017.

  1. hill

    hill High Fiber Member

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    With low gas prices & mediocre economy - not too shabby, as Cali is the largest plugin market in the U.S.
    Bolt EV helps boost electric car sales by 91% in California - LA Times
    Looking forward to Toyota jumping into the fray & giving both Tesla & the Bolt a run for their money. Maybe get electrics up over 3% of market share !!
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    So that's 13,804 out of 21,410 USA total EV = 65% of USA EV being sold in CA 1Q2017..a big jump from typical 48% in CA.

    Usually that trend moderates a bit during the calendar year.
    (Hill beat me to the CNCDA quarterly report numbers this month)
     
    #2 wjtracy, May 22, 2017
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    In the country the 4th quarter is the biggest seller, as this is close to the time tax credits can be used. In california things get a little more levelized, with Tesla shipping mainly to California in march to boost its first quarter shipments. Model 3's in 3017 will probably only be shipped in California. I would think the bolt also would primarily go to california in Q1 of this year.
     
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    That is the highest EV % take rate on record.

    When the real buying months come up we will see if it's just a fluke
     
    #4 Rmay635703, May 22, 2017
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    nice start for the bolt, good on gm. i hope the continue with larger models, and optional battery sizes. i think that would help make a big jump in sales.
     
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    I can't argue with that (optional battery sizes) reasoning, Bisco!
     
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