More Californians are ditching the gas pump and going electric, with zero-emission vehicles making up more than 29% of new car sales in the three months ending in September—a record high.

California motorists purchased 124,755 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in Q3 2025, a spike of nearly 30% over the previous quarter, according to the Governor's Office . The previous high of 26.9% of total car sales was set in Q3 2023.

This comes after last month's announcement that clean truck sales rose in California in 2024, with manufacturers reporting nearly 1 in 4 trucks, buses, and vans sold were zero-emission.

Californians have purchased 2,468,158 new ZEVs, surpassing the state's goal of 1.5 million ZEVs on California roads by 2025.

"This is unprecedented, we’re nearing a third of all new veh

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