Electric Vehicles on the Road in Colorado — May 1, 2021
DriÂve ElecÂtric ColÂorado presents an EVs in ColÂorado report. Using data from the ColÂorado EnerÂgy Office’s EV DashÂboard and the AlterÂnaÂtive FuelÂing StaÂtion LocaÂtor from the DepartÂment of EnerÂgy, DriÂve ElecÂtric ColÂorado proÂvides the most curÂrent and accuÂrate sales data for EVs and chargÂing data by counÂty, make/model, and elecÂtric vehiÂcle type.
As of May 1, 2021, there were 36,171 EVs on the road in ColÂorado, up from 31,771 EVs since FebÂruÂary 1, 2020. Of this total, 25,372 were batÂtery elecÂtric vehiÂcles (BEV) and 10,799 were plug-in hybrid elecÂtric vehiÂcles (PHEV).
Key points from the most curÂrent data since May 1, 2021:
- ElecÂtric car sales were up 13.85% (+4,400 EVs) from FebÂruÂary 1, 2021.
- Top sellÂing elecÂtric car makes:
- TesÂla
- NisÂsan
- ChevroÂlet
- BMW
- Ford
There are curÂrentÂly 3,525 total chargÂing ports availÂable in ColÂorado. WithÂin this total, 3,081 of these are LevÂel 2 chargÂers, and 444 of these LevÂel 3/DC fast chargÂers. ChargeÂPoint NetÂwork owns most of these LevÂel 2 ports (1,604) and TesÂla owns the most DC fast chargÂer ports (213). From quarÂter 4 of 2020 (OctoÂber 1 – DecemÂber 3), there was an averÂage of 649 active chargÂing staÂtions, with 143,470 hours of chargÂing over 69,059 chargÂing sessions.
BreakÂing it down by counÂty and vehiÂcle modÂel, here are the top modÂels and top counÂties where they are sold:
Boulder County
- 6,073 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (4,568 BEVs and 1,505 PHEVs)
- 72 EV models
- HighÂest numÂber of NisÂsans: 1,822
- HighÂest numÂber of ToyÂotas: 265
- HighÂest numÂber of Kias: 90
Denver County
- 5,769 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (4,031 BEVs and 1,738 PHEVs)
- 70 EV models
- HighÂest numÂber of TesÂlas: 2,624
- HighÂest numÂber of BMWs: 324
- HighÂest numÂber of ToyÂotas: 203
- HighÂest numÂber of Volvos: 196
- HighÂest numÂber of AudÂis: 183
- HighÂest numÂber of MitÂsubishis: 140
- HighÂest numÂber of MinÂis: 83
Jefferson County
- 4,598 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (3,267 BEVs and 1,331 PHEVs)
- 71 EV models
- HighÂest numÂber of ChevroÂlets: 634
Arapahoe County
- 4,037 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (2,914 BEVs and 1,123 PHEVs)
- 67 EV models
- HighÂest numÂber of Kias: 229