DriÂve ElecÂtric ColÂorado presents a QuarÂterÂly 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, below is the most curÂrent and accuÂrate sales data for EVs and chargÂing data by counÂty, make/model, and elecÂtric vehiÂcle type.
As of July 7, 2023, there were 86,017 EVs on the road in ColÂorado, up 7.3% from 80,192 EVs since April 7, 2023. Of this total, 61,148 were batÂtery elecÂtric vehiÂcles (BEV) and 24,869 were plug-in hybrid elecÂtric vehiÂcles (PHEV). EVs make up around 1.79% of all vehiÂcles on the road in ColÂorado. There are approxÂiÂmateÂly 15.03 EVs per 1,000 people.
The averÂage EV range in ColÂorado is 191.78. AverÂage BEV range is 254.36 miles while PHEV range is 29.85 miles. AverÂage BEV MSRP is $44,944.51 while averÂage PHEV MSRP is $52,486.69.
The most comÂmon comÂmute time is between 15–30 minÂutes (37.59%), with comÂmutes 30–60 minÂutes comÂing in secÂond (29.05%) and comÂmutes 15 minÂutes or less falling closeÂly behind (26.28%).
Key points from the most curÂrent data:
- ElecÂtric vehiÂcle adopÂtion was up 7.3% (+5,825 EVs) in only three months from April 7, 2023.
- Top sellÂing elecÂtric car makes:
- TesÂla
- NisÂsan
- ChevroÂlet
- Ford
- BMW
- ToyÂota
There are curÂrentÂly 4,908 Total pubÂlic chargÂing ports availÂable in ColÂorado, up 233 ports from April 7, 2023. WithÂin this total, 4,025 of these are LevÂel 2 chargÂers and 883 of these are LevÂel 3/DC fast chargÂers. ChargeÂPoint NetÂwork has proÂvidÂed most of these LevÂel 2 ports (2,267) and TesÂla owns the most DC fast chargÂer ports (372). ChargÂing ports are up 4.98% overÂall this quarter.
BreakÂing it down by counÂty and vehiÂcle modÂel, here are the top modÂels and top counÂties where EVs are on the road:
Denver County
- 15,626 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (10,081 BEVs and 5,545 PHEVs)
- 889 total chargÂing ports
- Chevy Bolt
Boulder County
- 10,952 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (8,222 BEVs and 2,730 PHEVs)
- 733 total chargÂing ports
- TesÂla ModÂel Y
Jefferson County
- 10,047 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (7,351 BEVs and 2,696 PHEVs)
- 481 total chargÂing ports
- TesÂla ModÂel Y
Arapahoe County
- 9,315 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (67,016 BEVs and 2,299 PHEVs)
- 303 total chargÂing ports
- TesÂla ModÂel Y
Douglas County
- 8,937 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (6,584 BEVs and 2,353 PHEVs)
- 149 total chargÂing ports
- TesÂla ModÂel Y
El Paso County Douglas County
- 7,338 elecÂtric vehiÂcles (5,303 BEVs and 2,035 PHEVs)
- 211 total chargÂing ports
- TesÂla ModÂel Y