The Alliance for Automotive Innovation released its exclusive state-by-state analysis of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) market for Q4 2024.
The “Get Connected Electric Vehicle Report Q4 2024” summarizes EV sales and purchasing trends across all 50 states. The report features a breakdown of light-duty market share by powertrain (2016-2024), a geographic distribution analysis of registered EVs, charging infrastructure data and EV policies in states.
EV sales up sequentially and year-over-year
- EVs represent 10.9 percent of new light-duty vehicle sales in Q4 2024, up from 10.6 percent in Q3 2024 and 10.2 percent in Q4 2023;
- EVs represent 10.2 percent of new light-duty vehicle sales in 2024, up from 9.5 percent in 2023 and 7.0 percent in 2022;
- 144 EV cars, utility vehicles, pickup trucks and van models now available for sale in the U.S. in Q4 2024. Light truck sales represent 81 percent of EV market, up from 80 percent in Q3 2024;
Four states with EV registrations above 20 percent in Q4 2024. Colorado leads California for first time:
Colorado (26.4 percent);
California (26.2 percent);
Washington (21.3 percent) and DC (20.3 percent).
13 additional states with EV registrations above 10 percent in Q4 2024:
Nevada (16.6 percent)
Oregon (15.4 percent)
New Jersey (15.3 percent)
Massachusetts (14.2 percent)
Connecticut (12.4 percent);
Maryland (12.3 percent)
Vermont (12.2 percent)
Delaware (11.5 percent)
New York (11.5 percent)
Virginia (10.8 percent)
Florida (10.3 Percent)
Hawaii (10.3 percent)
Utah (10.2 percent).
433,843 EVs registered in the U.S. in Q4 2024 – a 15 percent increase over Q4 2023:
- Year-over-year, total light-duty sales (all powertrains) increased 8 percent;
- Hybrid electric vehicle market share grew 3.7 percent;
- Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle market share contracted 4.3 percent.
Public EV charging still lags
•In Q4 2024, the number of publicly available EV chargers increased 5 percent from Q3 2024 – while total EVs on the road increased 7 percent;
•Nationwide, 433,843 EVs were registered in Q4 2024 but only 9,701 new public chargers were added – a ratio of 45 new EVs for every new public port;
•There are 5.8 million EVs on the road (2 percent of vehicles in operation – a new high) and a total of 194,824 publicly available charging outlets in the U.S. – a ratio of 30 EVs for every public port;
•More than 1 million more public chargers (921,981 L2 and 132,252 DC Fast) are required to meet the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s necessary infrastructure estimate for 2030;
•481 chargers will need to be installed every day – nearly 3 chargers every 10 minutes – through the end of 2030.
Published April 2025
