{"id":6097,"date":"2022-05-16T12:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T19:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/?p=6097"},"modified":"2022-12-21T11:35:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T11:35:12","slug":"when-will-i-own-my-first-electric-vehicle-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/when-will-i-own-my-first-electric-vehicle-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"When Will I Own My First Electric Vehicle in California?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The answer for a growing segment of California drivers is that they already own one. In fact, the state leads the nation in electric vehicle registrations. But it\u2019s still a rather small slice of the driving public, even in the Golden State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another way of answering the question is that you\u2019ll have an electric vehicle when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take a closer look, starting with the most basic question of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also known as an EV, an electric vehicle is one that runs on a rechargeable battery. Don\u2019t confuse this type of vehicle with a hybrid, which has a dual power source. A hybrid engine runs on both gasoline and electric power. Hybrid vehicles are more common than all-electric, or EV models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An EV has an electric battery that must be recharged either at the owner\u2019s home or at power stations located at various points. One challenge to more extensive adoption of EV technology is that the recharging station infrastructure must be built up more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Current EV models come with a range of anywhere from about 100 miles to 500 miles before they need to recharge. Generally, vehicles with the longest mileage on a single charge cost more. The mileage between charges has increased dramatically from just a few years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a Golden State resident, you can take pride in living in the number one state for EV use. According to August 2021 figures<\/u><\/a>, California has a stunning 42% of all registered EV drivers in the United States today. The next closest state is Florida, with 5.7% of the total EV-driving population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or course, as the most populated US state, it\u2019s maybe not all that surprising that California is in the lead, but the market share of registered EV drivers is well above the state\u2019s per-capita share of registered drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More recent figures show that more than 653,000 California drivers own an EV. That, in turn, means that the battery recharging station infrastructure is better here than it is in many states with far fewer EV owners.<\/p>\n\n\n