Most electric cities in California
Which California city has the most electric vehicles? Irvine has the highest battery electric share: 15.17% of its 224,524 vehicles, against 4.77% statewide.
| Rank | Place | Battery electric share | Battery electric | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irvine | 15.17% | 34,064 | 224,524 |
| 2 | Fremont | 14.44% | 25,338 | 175,531 |
| 3 | San Ramon | 14.39% | 9,509 | 66,092 |
| 4 | Mountain View | 12.60% | 7,743 | 61,434 |
| 5 | Palo Alto | 12.10% | 8,108 | 66,986 |
| 6 | Danville | 11.51% | 5,765 | 50,089 |
| 7 | Sunnyvale | 11.07% | 12,394 | 111,949 |
| 8 | Woodland Hills | 10.87% | 5,964 | 54,875 |
| 9 | Pleasanton | 10.72% | 6,881 | 64,187 |
| 10 | Santa Monica | 10.51% | 6,681 | 63,572 |
| 11 | Santa Clara | 9.92% | 9,517 | 95,949 |
| 12 | Berkeley | 9.31% | 5,881 | 63,137 |
| 13 | Newport Beach | 9.28% | 4,840 | 52,128 |
| 14 | Yorba Linda | 9.19% | 5,715 | 62,183 |
| 15 | Redondo Beach | 8.69% | 5,137 | 59,142 |
| 16 | San Mateo | 8.66% | 9,453 | 109,220 |
| 17 | Carlsbad | 8.41% | 8,213 | 97,642 |
| 18 | Redwood City | 8.24% | 7,606 | 92,307 |
| 19 | Valencia | 8.13% | 4,373 | 53,768 |
| 20 | San Francisco | 8.11% | 33,355 | 411,295 |
| 21 | Alameda | 7.90% | 4,113 | 52,051 |
| 22 | Tustin | 7.72% | 4,929 | 63,872 |
| 23 | Walnut Creek | 7.70% | 5,463 | 70,977 |
| 24 | San Jose | 7.58% | 59,256 | 781,933 |
| 25 | Pasadena | 7.44% | 8,290 | 111,427 |
The top 25 of 138 ranked cities. A city adds up its ranked ZIPs and needs two of them and 50,000 vehicles. Fleet ZIPs and large vehicle blocks are left out. Source: California DMV and Census American Community Survey. Places that print the same value share a rank. How the counts become claims.
Cite this list
Coast of Cars, Most electric cities in California, https://coastofcars.com/rankings/most-electric-cities.