# EVs make up just 0.9% of new car sales in the US

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/evs-make-up-just-0-9-of-new-car-sales-in-the-us/11933>\
**Category:** EV Small Talk\
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**Created:** [January 13, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/evs-make-up-just-0-9-of-new-car-sales-in-the-us/11933 "2017-01-13T17:31:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cleanenergy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Cleanenergy](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Cleanenergy)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/evs-make-up-just-0-9-of-new-car-sales-in-the-us/11933/1 "2017-01-13T17:31:49Z")

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Sometimes we need to stop and consider the hype surrounding the electric vehicle market because recent information shows that EVs accounted for just 0.9% of new car sales in the US. These figures for 2016 were up from 0.7% in 2015 and, to give the overall picture, of the cars on the road today in the US about 0.3% are electric powered.

When will we see mass take-up of electric vehicles? What will it take to give motorists more confidence in electric vehicles?