Electric vehicle penetration in the Bay Area is considerably above the rest of California and the United States. In San Francisco, a total of 3,871 zero-emissions vehicles were sold in the first half of the year.
If you see someone drive out of a new car dealership in the Bay Area, there’s about a one-in-four chance they’re in an electric vehicle.
Within the Bay Area, there’s a great deal of variation among counties. In San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties more than 30% of new vehicles were zero emissions. Marin and Alameda were both just under 30%. San Francisco came in at 26% and Contra Costa at 22%. Those six counties round out the top of the list of zero-emissions new car sales by county in California. In Solano, Napa, and Sonoma counties, less than 20% of new cars were zero-emissions.
Electric vehicle penetration in the Bay Area is considerably above the rest of California and the United States. Statewide, just over 16% of new vehicles were zero emissions in the first half of 2022. In Los Angeles and San Diego counties, zero-emissions vehicles accounted for 16% of new car sales. In the Central Valley’s Kern County, home to Bakersfield, 6% of new vehicles were zero-emissions.
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