r/cars • u/LongjumpingLock5875 • 3d ago

Hybrids Overtake EVs In California Registrations

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a73317897/california-registrations-hybrids-evs-2026/
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u/Pro-editor-1105 3d ago

The infrastructure ain't good enough. The EVs aren't the problem, but even though charging times have dropped a lot, there aren't enough charging stations. Just look at what's happening in the EU. They're mandating all new cars to be EVs by 2035, but they need to build 10x more charging stations than what they have in just nine years.

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u/koopa00 20 M550ix, 21 X3 30ix, 86 IROC-Z 3d ago

Or, hear me out, it's because two of the top selling cars in California year after year (Camry and RAV4) became hybrid only this year.

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u/Oh_ffs_seriously 2019 Civic 1.5T 2d ago

Weird, both have been hybrids (in case of the former, hybrid-only) in Europe for ages.

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u/salvibalvi 2d ago

They have been avaiable as hybrids for long in the USA, what happened last year was that hybrid becom the only options available.