Cars in Alpine County.

What vehicles are registered in Alpine County? The DMV counted 1,220 vehicles across 2 ZIPs. Ford is the largest named make. 1.9% are battery electric.

1,220vehicles

2ZIPs
9Named makes
1.9%Battery electric
68.4%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

101+
97+
46+
34+
31+
25+
20+
18+
13+

The fuel mix

Gas
948
Diesel and diesel hybrid
155
Flex-fuel
46
Gas hybrid
35
Battery electric
23
Plug-in hybrid
13

Top plug-in models

From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.

10
3
3
2

Plug-in types

45 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
29
Plug-in hybrid
16

How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?

New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.

9.5% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 2 of 21. A year earlier the share was 19.0%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 0.0% 0 of 3
2025 Q2 16.7% 2 of 12
2025 Q3 33.3% 2 of 6
2025 Q4 7.7% 1 of 13
2026 Q1preliminary 0.0% 0 of 5
2026 Q2preliminary 16.7% 1 of 6
2026 Q3preliminary 10.0% 1 of 10

Every ZIP in Alpine County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
96120Markleeville1,030Ford1.7%
95646Kirkwood190ToyotaToo few

Also overlaps Alpine County, counted in another county: 95223.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1,030
2Kirkwood 1 ZIP
190

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

196120 Markleeville
1.7%
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