Zero-emission vehicles accounted for 23 percent of medium- and heavy-duty sales in California last year, while the total number of large big rigs sold decreased dramatically, according to data released Tuesday by the California Air Resources Board.
What happened: Manufacturers sold 30,026 zero-emission trucks in 2024, a more than 11,000-vehicle — or 7 percent — increase compared to 2023. As in recent years, the medium-duty sector, which includes vehicles such as delivery vans and large pickup trucks, dominated those sales, accounting for 98.5 percent of the EV models sold.
Sales of electric heavy-duty models, meanwhile, largely mirrored 2023 numbers, increasing from 354 vehicles to 422.
Gov. Gavin Newsom seized on the news, using it as an opportunity to take a jab at President Donald Trump, who rolled back California’s electric vehicle sales mandates in June.
