U.S. Electric Vehicles Sales Are Poised to Rise a Lot in 2024, Despite What You May Have Heard
By Dan Gearino, February 8, 2024
Full article: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08022024/inside-clean-energy-us-electric-vehicles-sales-are-poised-to-rise-in-2024/
We examine forecasts to get an idea of how much EV sales will grow, and what factors are driving growth.
Talk of an implosion of the U.S. electric vehicle market is verging on ridiculous.
While there are some serious challenges surrounding EVssuch as the need to build out the nations charging infrastructureautomakers are on track to continue on a path of substantial growth.
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Despite the storm clouds, sales were strong in 2023. U.S. consumers bought 1.19 million all-electric vehicles last year, up 46 percent from the prior year, according to Cox Automotive. EVs had a 7.6 percent share of overall car and light truck sales, up from 5.9 percent in the prior year.
It was the first time U.S. EV sales reached 1 million in a year.
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Full Article:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08022024/inside-clean-energy-us-electric-vehicles-sales-are-poised-to-rise-in-2024/