Cars in Nevada County.

What vehicles are registered in Nevada County? The DMV counted 89,955 vehicles across 11 ZIPs. Toyota leads. 2.3% are battery electric.

89,955vehicles

11ZIPs
45Named makes
2.3%Battery electric
19.4%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

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

18,167+
10,248+
8,444+
6,858+
6,193+
3,169+
2,766+
2,354+
1,802+
1,580+
See all 20 makes
1,193+
1,022+
990+
963+
933+
892+
809+
786+
710+
496+

The fuel mix

Gas
71,454
Diesel and diesel hybrid
7,779
Gas hybrid
4,137
Flex-fuel
3,598
Battery electric
2,075
Plug-in hybrid
899
Natural gas
6
Other fuel
4
Hydrogen fuel cell
3

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.

712
431
136
124
112

Plug-in types

3,800 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
2,708
Plug-in hybrid
1,089
Hydrogen fuel cell
3

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.

19.9% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 349 of 1,757. A year earlier the share was 21.4%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 20.6% 131 of 637
2025 Q2 20.3% 135 of 666
2025 Q3 23.4% 160 of 684
2025 Q4 17.0% 102 of 600
2026 Q1preliminary 14.6% 80 of 548
2026 Q2preliminary 23.7% 148 of 625
2026 Q3preliminary 20.7% 121 of 584

Every ZIP in Nevada County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
95945Grass Valley22,794Toyota1.4%
95949Grass Valley19,847Toyota1.6%
95959Nevada City17,744Toyota2.4%
96161Truckee14,800Toyota5.0%
95946Penn Valley9,409Toyota2.1%
95975Rough and Ready1,769Toyota1.9%
95977Smartsville1,621Toyota1.2%
95960North San Juan1,283ToyotaToo few
95728Soda Springs485ToyotaToo few
95986Washington128ToyotaToo few
96111Floriston75None namedToo few

Also overlaps Nevada County, counted in another county: 95602.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Grass Valley 2 ZIPs
42,641
17,744
3Truckee 1 ZIP
14,800
9,409
1,769
1,621
1,283
485
9Washington 1 ZIP
128
10Floriston 1 ZIP
75

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

196161 Truckee
5.0%
295959 Nevada City
2.4%
395946 Penn Valley
2.1%
495975 Rough and Ready
1.9%
595949 Grass Valley
1.6%
695945 Grass Valley
1.4%
795977 Smartsville
1.2%
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