Drive Electric Colorado presents an EVs in Colorado report.
Using data from the Colorado Energy Office’s EV Dashboard and the Alternative Fueling Station Locator from the Department of Energy, below is the most current and accurate sales data for EVs and charging data by county, make/model, and electric vehicle type.
As of October 1, 2022, there were 66,599 EVs on the road in Colorado, up from 56,010 EVs since June 1, 2022. Of this total, 47,750 were battery electric vehicles (BEV) and 18,849 were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). EVs compromise around 3.7% of all vehicles on the road in Colorado.
Key points from the most current data since June 1, 2022:
- Electric vehicle adoption was up 18.90% (+10,589 EVs) in only three months from June 1, 2022.
- Top selling electric car makes:
- Tesla
- Nissan
- Chevrolet
- BMW
- Ford
- Jeep
There are currently 4,324 total public charging ports available in Colorado, up 237 ports from June 1, 2022. Within this total, 3,612 of these are Level 2 chargers, and 712 of these Level 3/DC fast chargers. ChargePoint Network has provided most of these Level 2 ports (1,987) and Tesla owns the most DC fast charger ports (295). Charging ports are up 5.8% overall this quarter.
Breaking it down by county and vehicle model, here are the top models and top counties where EVs are on the road:
Denver County
- 10,944 electric vehicles (7,862 BEVs and 3,082 PHEVs)
- 85 EV models
- Highest number of Teslas: 5,071
- Highest number of Nissans: 976
- Highest number of Chevrolets: 600
- Highest number of BMWs: 573
- Highest number of Mitsubishis: 227
- Highest number of Audis: 390
- Highest number of Fords: 473
- Highest number of Volvos: 554
- Highest number of Toyota: 384
- 717 total charging ports
Boulder County
- 9,198 electric vehicles (6,858 BEVs and 2,340 PHEVs)
- 84 EV models
- Highest number of Teslas: 3,228
- Highest number of Nissans: 2,038
- Highest number of Toyotas: 474
- Highest number of BMWs: 450
- Highest number of Chevrolets: 671
- Highest number of Fords: 306
- Highest number of Audis: 299
- Highest number of Volvos: 277
- Highest number of Kias: 228
- 647 total charging ports
Jefferson County
- 7,938 electric vehicles (5,745 BEVs and 2,193 PHEVs)
- 84 EV models
- Highest number of Teslas: 3,348
- Highest number of Nissans: 933
- Highest number of Chevrolets: 708
- Highest number of Toyotas: 319
- Highest number of Fords: 363
- Highest number of BMWs: 309
- Highest number of Volvos: 266
- 461 total charging ports
Arapahoe County
- 7,254 electric vehicles (5,355 BEVs and 1,899 PHEVs)
- 85 EV models
- Highest number of Teslas: 3,395
- Highest number of Nissans: 715
- Highest number of BMWs: 426
- Highest number of Kias: 355
- Highest number of Chevrolets: 453
- 279 total charging ports