What Cities Have Most Electric Cars In The U.S.?

In the U.S., government entities on the Federal, state, and local levels are pushing for greater electric-car adoption in different ways.

While different regions in the country are working towards the same goal, the policies enacted to reach it--and the degree to which they're implemented--can vary significantly.

Consequently, the distribution of electric cars throughout U.S. metropolitan areas is somewhat uneven.

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Researchers from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) attempted to asses the effectiveness of policies in a new white paper (via Charged EVs).

It tracks which U.S. cities have the most electric cars, and seeks to draw conclusions about why those cities have been more effective in promoting adoption than others.

Total plug-in electric car sales from the 25 cities studied accounted for 1.1 percent of new-vehicle sales in 2014, according to researchers.

The cities chosen were determined to be the 25 most populous metropolitan areas in the U.S.

They also represent 67 percent of new electric-car registrations, and 53 percent of charging infrastructure, as of 2014.

The seven cities with the highest per capita electric-car sales in 2014 were: San Francisco, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, and Riverside (California).

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These cities each had two to seven times the national average of electric cars in their jurisdictions.