How popular are electric cars in each CA county?
Electric car ownership
Imperial is #54 of 58 counties for electric cars: 7 of every 1,000 cars registered there are electric, compared to 52 statewide.
New electric car sales
In 2023, 5% of new car sales in Imperial were electric, compared to 25% statewide.
Notes and sources
Battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and hydrogen fuel cell cars are considered electric cars in this analysis. Car counts and sales calculations are based on light-duty vehicle registrations as of 2023 from DMV data compiled by the Energy Commission.
Credit: Erica Yee, CalMatters