Plug-in electric vehicles in the United States

The adoption plug-in electric vehicles in the United States is actively supported by the American Federal Government, and several state and local level governments. As of September 2016, cumulative sales in the U.S. totaled 522,519 highway legal plug-in electric vehicles since the market launch of the Tesla Roadster in 2008. The United States, together with China, have the largest country fleet of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in the world, representing 29.2% of the global stock of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles as of September 2016. California is the largest plug-in car regional market in the country, with over 223,000 plug-in electric vehicles registered through June 2016, representing 47.6% of all plug-in cars sold in the American market since 2010. The U.S. market share of

Plug-in electric vehicles in the United States

The adoption plug-in electric vehicles in the United States is actively supported by the American Federal Government, and several state and local level governments. As of September 2016, cumulative sales in the U.S. totaled 522,519 highway legal plug-in electric vehicles since the market launch of the Tesla Roadster in 2008. The United States, together with China, have the largest country fleet of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in the world, representing 29.2% of the global stock of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles as of September 2016. California is the largest plug-in car regional market in the country, with over 223,000 plug-in electric vehicles registered through June 2016, representing 47.6% of all plug-in cars sold in the American market since 2010. The U.S. market share of