Californians purchased more than 124,750 zero-emission vehicles from July through September, accounting for 29.1% of all new car sales in the third quarter of 2025, representing the highest quarterly share ever reported in the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday.
“This is unprecedented—we’re nearing a third of all new vehicles sold in the fourth-largest economy on the planet being clean cars,” Newsom said in a statement. “We’re setting new records because this state believes in innovation, not isolation. While Trump sells out American innovation to China, California will keep charging ahead on our path to a future of cleaner air.”
The milestone follows steady growth in California’s clean-vehicle sector. Last month, Newsom said manufacturers reported that nearly one in four trucks, buses and vans sold in 2024 were zero-emission…