California's electric vehicle adoption rate nears 40%, much higher than other US states

According to foreign media reports, California, which sits in Silicon Valley, a world-renowned high-tech industrial zone, has many technology giants such as Apple and Google, a large number of highly educated and high-income people, and a high level of acceptance of new technology products and the ability to consume them.

A new survey by the research firm shows that California, where Tesla was once based, has a much higher adoption rate of electric vehicles than any other state in the US, with figures of 38.9%.

The research firm's figures are based on the number of electric vehicles per 1,000 drivers. Second only to California in terms of electric vehicle adoption is Florida, but at 6.7 per cent, it is nowhere near as high as California. Texas, where Tesla is now based, has the 3rd highest adoption rate of any state in the US at 5.4%, while Washington and New York are 4th and 5th at 4.4% and 3.6% respectively.

A large percentage of electric vehicles sold in California are from Tesla. Even though Tesla has moved its headquarters to Austin, Texas, California is still an important market for them. Agency data shows that in the first quarter of this year, more than 40% of new electric cars registered in the US market were in California. Tesla registered 42,800 new electric vehicles in California in the second quarter, an 80.7% increase year-on-year.

Tesla is currently at the forefront of the global electric vehicle sector, with their headquarters for a long time located in Palo Alto, California, from where they also grew, until last year when they announced their move to Austin, Texas, which was completed at the end of the year. The factory in Follymont, California, was also the only full vehicle factory in Tesla's portfolio before the Shanghai super factory went into production. This factory also has the largest number of models currently in production under Tesla, with the Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y all being produced.