Cars in San Benito County.

What vehicles are registered in San Benito County? The DMV counted 59,314 vehicles across 4 ZIPs. Chevrolet is the largest named make. 2.8% are battery electric.

59,314vehicles

4ZIPs
45Named makes
2.8%Battery electric
10.8%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

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

8,816+
8,148+
7,863+
7,029+
2,939+
2,399+
1,808+
1,441+
1,262+
1,080+
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981+
918+
900+
828+
827+
813+
762+
651+
598+
454+

The fuel mix

Gas
47,466
Diesel and diesel hybrid
3,976
Flex-fuel
2,975
Gas hybrid
2,569
Battery electric
1,689
Plug-in hybrid
624
Hydrogen fuel cell
8
Natural gas
5
Other fuel
2

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.

648
537
123
98

Plug-in types

2,803 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
2,117
Plug-in hybrid
677
Hydrogen fuel cell
9

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.

16.7% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 281 of 1,687. A year earlier the share was 18.5%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 20.5% 116 of 566
2025 Q2 14.9% 100 of 671
2025 Q3 21.0% 116 of 553
2025 Q4 14.7% 82 of 558
2026 Q1preliminary 14.5% 75 of 519
2026 Q2preliminary 19.2% 113 of 589
2026 Q3preliminary 16.1% 93 of 579

Every ZIP in San Benito County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
95023Hollister53,745Chevrolet2.8%
95045San Juan Bautista4,310Toyota4.1%
95075Tres Pinos703ChevroletToo few
95043Paicines556FordToo few

Also overlaps San Benito County, counted in another county: 93210, 93930, 95004.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Hollister 1 ZIP
53,745
4,310
3Tres Pinos 1 ZIP
703
4Paicines 1 ZIP
556

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

195045 San Juan Bautista
4.1%
295023 Hollister
2.8%
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