Cars in San Luis Obispo County.

What vehicles are registered in San Luis Obispo County? The DMV counted 240,307 vehicles across 24 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 3.2% are battery electric.

240,307vehicles

24ZIPs
53Named makes
3.2%Battery electric
19.0%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

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

39,490+
29,619+
24,302+
20,562+
8,415+
7,781+
6,982+
5,743+
5,070+
5,008+
See all 20 makes
4,564+
4,317+
3,999+
3,960+
3,896+
3,669+
3,568+
3,238+
1,136+
1,040+

The fuel mix

Gas
187,062
Diesel and diesel hybrid
17,824
Gas hybrid
13,947
Flex-fuel
10,282
Battery electric
7,733
Plug-in hybrid
3,347
Natural gas
89
Other fuel
21
Hydrogen fuel cell
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.

2,351
1,922
519
494
405

Plug-in types

13,287 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
9,469
Plug-in hybrid
3,814
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.

18.6% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 1,137 of 6,109. A year earlier the share was 21.3%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 19.8% 430 of 2,174
2025 Q2 18.2% 446 of 2,449
2025 Q3 26.0% 609 of 2,339
2025 Q4 16.4% 338 of 2,067
2026 Q1preliminary 15.9% 294 of 1,850
2026 Q2preliminary 20.4% 443 of 2,173
2026 Q3preliminary 19.2% 400 of 2,086

Every ZIP in San Luis Obispo County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
93446Paso Robles42,028Ford1.9%
93422Atascadero29,100Toyota2.6%
93420Arroyo Grande28,780Toyota3.5%
93401San Luis Obispo27,129Toyota5.6%
93444Nipomo22,071Toyota2.9%
93402Los Osos12,825Toyota3.5%
93405San Luis Obispo12,360Toyota5.4%
93465Templeton10,780Toyota3.0%
93433Grover Beach10,435Toyota2.3%
93442Morro Bay9,962Toyota2.7%
93449Pismo Beach7,509Toyota5.7%
93428Cambria6,270Toyota3.5%
93445Oceano5,378Toyota1.3%
93451San Miguel4,502Toyota1.2%
93430Cayucos2,877Toyota3.6%
93453Santa Margarita2,855Toyota2.2%
93432Creston1,699Ford1.9%
93461Shandon1,355Ford0.9%
93424Avila Beach1,258ToyotaToo few
93452San Simeon547ToyotaToo few
93407San Luis Obispo289ChevroletToo few
93408San Luis Obispo191FordToo few
93409San Luis Obispo59None namedToo few
93410San Luis Obispo48None namedToo few

Also overlaps San Luis Obispo County, counted in another county: 93252, 93254, 93426, 93434, 93454, 93458.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

42,028
40,076
3Atascadero 1 ZIP
29,100
28,780
5Nipomo 1 ZIP
22,071
6Los Osos 1 ZIP
12,825
7Templeton 1 ZIP
10,780
10,435
9Morro Bay 1 ZIP
9,962
10Pismo Beach 1 ZIP
7,509
See all 19 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

193449 Pismo Beach
5.7%
293401 San Luis Obispo
5.6%
393405 San Luis Obispo
5.4%
493430 Cayucos
3.6%
593428 Cambria
3.5%
693420 Arroyo Grande
3.5%
793402 Los Osos
3.5%
893465 Templeton
3.0%
993444 Nipomo
2.9%
1093442 Morro Bay
2.7%
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