Media headlines over the last six months questioning the future of the electric vehicle (EV) industry, while provocative and no doubt driving the clicks they were designed to elicit, are not painting the full picture of the evolution happening across the globe in the transition to electrified transportation. The transition to EVs is just reaching its adolescence. Sales continue to rise globally and second-quarter U.S. sales climbed 11.3% from last year.
Veloz’s Q1 2024 EV Market Report is now available, and the data shows continued moderate new light-duty EV sales growth with a 0.67% year-over-year increase in Q1 sales numbers. In Q1 2024, 102,507 EVs were sold, compared to 101,826 EVs sold in Q1 2023. Additionally, the state saw 339 more EVs sold in Q1 2024 than in Q4 2023 marking a 0.33% increase and another step in the right direction toward the state’s EV goals. California is on pace to reach the 2 million new light-duty EVs sold milestone in 2024.
Veloz is on the search for a Business Development Director! In this position the Business Development Director is part of a passionate and collaborative organization that is changing the conversation about EVs nationwide by sparking a virtuous cycle of consumer awareness and demand. Veloz plays a unique and important role in the national EV landscape, and now is the time to take our efforts to an exponentially more impactful level. This requires a clear and inspiring vision, sophisticated strategies, significant and sustained financial support and smart implementation.
Veloz is on the search for a Communications Director! In this position, the Communications Director is part of a passionate and collaborative organization that is changing the conversation about EVs in California and beyond by sparking a virtuous cycle of consumer awareness and demand. Veloz plays a unique and important role in the national EV landscape, and now isthe time to take our efforts to an exponentially more impactful level. This requires a clear and inspiring vision, sophisticated strategies, significant and sustained financial support, and smart implementation.
The larger-than-life education and awareness campaign combined paid and organic digital media strategies with on-the-ground efforts from partner organizations to reach California’s diverse consumers. Veloz’s 2022-2023 Myths Busting Myths Electric For All campaign, which
Veloz’s Q4 2023 EV Market Report is now available and shows strong annual light-duty EV sales growth in California, with a 29% increase in new EV sales from 2022 to 2023 and an 8.2% increase in new EV sales in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022.
NICK CHASET JOINS Board of Directors Please welcome Nick Chaset, Chief Executive Officer at Ava Community Energy, to Veloz’s board of directors. Ava Community Energy is a champion member of Veloz. Read Nick's full bio
Veloz’s Q3 EV Market Report is now available and shows a substantial year-over-year increase in EV market share in California, with 26.75% of new cars sold being ZEVs as compared to 17.7% of new car sales in Q3 of 2022. This news comes on the heels of a slew of zero emissions announcements in the state. In September, California reached its goal of installing over 10,000 fast chargers more than a year ahead of schedule. With trucks being a top contributor to the state’s transportation-related emissions, California made additional strides towards a zero emissions future in October when the state hit its ZEV truck sales goal two years ahead of schedule.
SARA RAFALSON JOINS Veloz's Board of Directors Join us in welcoming Sara Rafalson, Senior Vice President of Market Development, Public Policy and External Affairs at EVgo, to the Veloz Board of Directors. EVgo is a founding member
Veloz is excited to share the Q2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Market Report, which shows tremendous EV growth in California and nationwide. EVs composed 25.4% of California’s light-duty market share — which means that one in four new cars sold in Q2 2023 were electric!