Drive Electric Colorado presents a Quarterly 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 July 7, 2023, there were 86,017 EVs on the road in Colorado, up 7.3% from 80,192 EVs since April 7, 2023. Of this total, 61,148 were battery electric vehicles (BEV) and 24,869 were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). EVs make up around 1.79% of all vehicles on the road in Colorado. There are approximately 15.03 EVs per 1,000 people.
The average EV range in Colorado is 191.78. Average BEV range is 254.36 miles while PHEV range is 29.85 miles. Average BEV MSRP is $44,944.51 while average PHEV MSRP is $52,486.69.
The most common commute time is between 15–30 minutes (37.59%), with commutes 30–60 minutes coming in second (29.05%) and commutes 15 minutes or less falling closely behind (26.28%).
Key points from the most current data:
- Electric vehicle adoption was up 7.3% (+5,825 EVs) in only three months from April 7, 2023.
- Top selling electric car makes:
- Tesla
- Nissan
- Chevrolet
- Ford
- BMW
- Toyota
There are currently 4,908 Total public charging ports available in Colorado, up 233 ports from April 7, 2023. Within this total, 4,025 of these are Level 2 chargers and 883 of these are Level 3/DC fast chargers. ChargePoint Network has provided most of these Level 2 ports (2,267) and Tesla owns the most DC fast charger ports (372). Charging ports are up 4.98% 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
- 15,626 electric vehicles (10,081 BEVs and 5,545 PHEVs)
- 889 total charging ports
- Chevy Bolt
Boulder County
- 10,952 electric vehicles (8,222 BEVs and 2,730 PHEVs)
- 733 total charging ports
- Tesla Model Y
Jefferson County
- 10,047 electric vehicles (7,351 BEVs and 2,696 PHEVs)
- 481 total charging ports
- Tesla Model Y
Arapahoe County
- 9,315 electric vehicles (67,016 BEVs and 2,299 PHEVs)
- 303 total charging ports
- Tesla Model Y
Douglas County
- 8,937 electric vehicles (6,584 BEVs and 2,353 PHEVs)
- 149 total charging ports
- Tesla Model Y
El Paso County Douglas County
- 7,338 electric vehicles (5,303 BEVs and 2,035 PHEVs)
- 211 total charging ports
- Tesla Model Y