Within San Diego County, the City of Del Mar has the highest rate of both rebated electric vehicles and public charging sites per 10,000 residents, at 733 and 16, respectively. The rest of San Diego’s cities averaged less than 200 total rebated EVs per 10,000 residents and fewer than three charging station per 10,000 residents.
Data Sources: California Department of Finance, E-4 Population Estimates, 2017; Center for Sustainable Energy, California Air Resources Board Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, Rebate Statistics, 2018; U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center, 2018
San Diego’s total number of rebated electric vehicles per 10,000 people remained modest compared to Santa Clara, which boasts 175 rebated EVs per 10,000 residents, and Orange County at 88 rebated EVs. San Diego’s 55 rebated EVs per 10,000 people is below the state average of 58.
*2017 data is preliminary. Data Sources: California Department of Finance, E-2 Population Estimates, 2018; Center for Sustainable Energy, California Air Resources Board Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, Rebate Statistics, 2018