Plug-in hybrids in California

California has been a leader in the promotion of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in general, including all-electric vehicles (BEVs) and other zero-emission vehicles. California is the largest U.S. car market and also the leading plug-in electric vehicle market in the country with over 200,000 plug-in electric vehicles registered by March 2016, representing 47% of all plug-in cars sold in the American market since 2008, while the state represents about 10% of all new car sales in the country. The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, issued an executive order in March 2012 that established the goal of getting 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2025. In September 2014, the Charge Ahead California Initiative set the additional goal to have at least 1 million zero-emission vehicles and near-zero-emission vehicles in California by January 1, 2023.

As part of the state's government incentives, in addition to the existing federal tax credit, plug-in hybrids are eligible for a US$1,500 purchase rebate. Also applicants that purchase or lease a PHEV meeting California’s Enhanced Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (Enhanced AT PZEV) are entitled to a green clean air sticker that allows the vehicle to be operated by a single occupant in California's carpool or high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV). The limit to the number of green stickers was raised several times, and in September 2016, the cap to the number of Green Clean Air Vehicle Decals was removed. The expiration date for the green stickers is January 1, 2019.

As of September 2016^[update], a total of 118,028 plug-in hybrids have been registered in California since 2010. The market share of PHEVs in the state climbed from 0.1% of new car sales in 2011 to 0.9% in 2012 to 1.2% in 2013, and reached 1.6% during 2014. During 2015 the plug-in hybrid segment share fell to 1.4%, and then increased to 1.5% during the first nine months of 2016. As of early June 2015, a total of 45,829 plug-in hybrid owners have benefited with the state's Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), representing 42.5% of all clean vehicle rebates issued since January 2011. By early March 2014, and based on CVRP's databse, the counties with the highest adoption of plug-in hybrids in the state are Los Angeles (8,015), Orange (3,622) and Santa Clara (3,080). As of January 2014^[update], California leads the country with 5,749 public charging points, representing 26.7% of the U.S total.

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