The increase comes from EV price drops and a decline in sales of gasoline vehicles.
In Q3 2023, sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States rose to 17.7% of new light-duty vehicle sales, reported the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
So far this year, sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and EVs have accounted for 15.8% of all new light-duty vehicle sales in the United States, compared with 12.3% in 2022 and 8.5% in 2021.
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