As most Americans know, the price of gas is not something we can control. Market volatility that is caused by a variety of conditions can send costs at the gas pump skyrocketing overnight, forcing families to rearrange budgets just to get to work, school or to the grocery store.

But more and more drivers are realizing they can opt out of this cycle altogether. By choosing an EV, they’re choosing electricity as a fuel and costs are not only lower, but also far more predictable. Not to mention, electricity as a fuel is much cleaner and reduces harmful air pollution.

Electric vehicles (EVs) are no longer the cars of tomorrow — they’re the cars of today, parked in driveways and on curbs across the country, saving drivers money every day. Even with potential impact of tariffs and other market fluctuations, falling battery prices, improving manufacturing efficiency, and increased competition among automakers, EVs are reaching affordability parity with gas cars — both upfront and over the life of the vehicle.

Don’t buy into the headlines and naysayers. Regardless of recent government actions, there are bright spots nationwide as consumers continue to buy electric vehicles (EVs).

U.S. consumers bought nearly 133,000 EVs last December, achieving a record-breaking 8.8% of all new cars sold. Florida is now the number two state in EV adoption. EV registrations in Central Florida surged 15.2% in just one year, outpacing the 9.4% national growth rate. Florida’s Orange County saw an even bigger jump — a 46% increase in fully electric and plug-in hybrid registrations from April 2023 to April 2024. In California, 2024 ended with 108,303 new EV sales in Q4 — an increase of 6% over Q4 2023 sales. The state also surpassed 2.2 million cumulative new EV sales in Q4 2024, recording 2,213,296 million EVs sold by the end of the year, up from 1,769,922 in 2023. EV’s in California had over a 25% market share by the end of 2024. While many factors influence the EV sales market, the threat of possible shifts in federal incentives may have contributed to stronger-than-expected sales in the fourth quarter. Regardless, automaker EV bets are starting to pay off.

Since my last blog in October, leadership in Washington D.C. is changing and one thing is certain: public funding delivered through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is creating EV jobs across the U.S. and inspiring on-going private sector investment.

We’ve had three U.S. presidents since the first modern electric vehicle (EV) came to market in 2010. Regardless of who sat in the Oval Office, EVs continued to make huge strides in availability, affordability, range and market share across the globe. And the charging infrastructure to support the growing number of EVs on the road continues to expand exponentially. And EV sales are growing in blue, red and purple states because EVs are for everyone. Life-long, self-described “petrol heads” agree.