Cars in El Dorado County.

What vehicles are registered in El Dorado County? The DMV counted 175,355 vehicles across 23 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 3.2% are battery electric.

175,355vehicles

23ZIPs
49Named makes
3.2%Battery electric
18.6%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

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

30,864+
21,235+
13,220+
11,779+
11,483+
5,938+
4,716+
4,670+
4,564+
4,264+
See all 20 makes
3,849+
3,326+
2,934+
2,709+
2,402+
1,935+
1,912+
1,861+
1,743+
1,678+

The fuel mix

Gas
138,356
Diesel and diesel hybrid
14,832
Gas hybrid
7,812
Flex-fuel
6,692
Battery electric
5,673
Plug-in hybrid
1,962
Other fuel
10
Hydrogen fuel cell
9
Natural gas
9

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.

2,083
1,477
449
335
249

Plug-in types

9,196 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
7,037
Plug-in hybrid
2,155
Hydrogen fuel cell
4

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.

19.5% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 939 of 4,812. A year earlier the share was 23.1%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 23.1% 387 of 1,676
2025 Q2 21.2% 373 of 1,763
2025 Q3 25.2% 435 of 1,726
2025 Q4 16.8% 263 of 1,563
2026 Q1preliminary 16.7% 256 of 1,535
2026 Q2preliminary 22.2% 360 of 1,622
2026 Q3preliminary 19.5% 323 of 1,655

Every ZIP in El Dorado County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
95762El Dorado Hills44,273Toyota7.8%
95667Placerville36,655Toyota1.5%
95682Shingle Springs28,681Toyota2.6%
96150South Lake Tahoe18,509Toyota1.6%
95726Pollock Pines7,815Toyota1.2%
95619Diamond Springs5,021Toyota0.7%
95672Rescue4,994Toyota2.8%
95709Camino4,795Toyota1.6%
95623El Dorado4,688Toyota1.3%
95614Cool4,087Toyota2.0%
95633Garden Valley3,311Toyota0.9%
95634Georgetown3,285Toyota0.8%
95684Somerset2,817Toyota1.5%
95664Pilot Hill1,487Toyota1.9%
95635Greenwood1,198Toyota0.8%
95651Lotus969ToyotaToo few
96142Tahoma909ToyotaToo few
96155South Lake Tahoe719ToyotaToo few
95636Grizzly Flats543ToyotaToo few
95613Coloma398ToyotaToo few
95735Twin Bridges101FordToo few
95720Kyburz95None namedToo few
95721Echo Lake5None namedToo few

Also overlaps El Dorado County, counted in another county: 95603, 95629, 95630.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

44,273
36,655
28,681
19,228
7,815
5,021
7Rescue 1 ZIP
4,994
8Camino 1 ZIP
4,795
9El Dorado 1 ZIP
4,688
10Cool 1 ZIP
4,087
See all 22 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

195762 El Dorado Hills
7.8%
295672 Rescue
2.8%
395682 Shingle Springs
2.6%
495614 Cool
2.0%
595664 Pilot Hill
1.9%
696150 South Lake Tahoe
1.6%
795709 Camino
1.6%
895684 Somerset
1.5%
995667 Placerville
1.5%
1095623 El Dorado
1.3%
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