USA It is one of the countries with a stronger and more established motor culture. It’s heaven for big cars, with engines to match and a huge fondness for gasoline. Therefore, we might think that the new mobility solutions will not be well received there. In general terms it seems to be so, except for one place. California is the new oasis of electric cars in that country, as it has exceeded all its sales targets and brings together the majority of “zero emission” vehicles.
Some time ago, California set itself the goal of reach sales of 1.5 million of highly electrified cars (electric and PHEV) by 2025. And the truth is that they have already reached that figure, two years earlier than expected and with a fairly good quota. Although it is true that this objective dated back to 2012, when the electric car was in its infancy, in that state one in five vehicles sold (21%) is electric or plug-in hybrid (most electric). More significant still is that add up to 40% of all those sold in the United States.
That California achieves these figures while the rest of the United States has a mix of electric and plug-in hybrids of 5.6% has been possible thanks to continued work. Over the years, they count Aid worth 2,000 million dollars for these cars. It may seem like a lot, but 649,000 million are invested in combustion fuels. The case of California is special, since some tougher restrictions than in the rest of the country and they want to ban combustion following the example of Europe.
He mirror to look at is Norway, the country with the highest penetration of the electric car, which has exceeded all the objectives that it has set ahead of time. You also have an eye on China, which had a slower start but now boasts good electric car adoption thanks to the boom from local manufacturers. In the United States they have a goal of reaching 60% of electrified vehicles by 2030 and California wants to be the champion that guides them to that number.
Source: electrek
