Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA



To put a spin on the old Civil War story, Atlanta indeed is burning. But in this case, it's a good thing because the heat is a reference to the city's demand for electric vehicles. Atlanta is where EV demand is growing faster in that city than any other in the US, according to ChargePoint.

The charging-station maker formerly known as Coulomb Technologies says EV sales in Atlanta surged up 52 percent between the third and fourth quarters of last year. Atlanta was followed by Washington, DC's 21 percent growth rate and the 19.4 percent increase seen in Portland, OR. Rounding out the top five were Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, with 19 percent and 18 percent upswings, respectively. In pure sales numbers, Los Angeles remains the country's EV capital.

Put those cities on a map, though, and you'll see that EV growth is closer to a group of disparate dots than a wave, something Wards Auto confirmed by talking to various dealers across the country. Government incentives certainly push demand, the dealers said. For example, Southern California's Galpin Ford might convert its Mustang showroom into a space to show off advanced-powertrain models like the Ford Fusion Energi Plug-in. On the other hand, Sierra Auto Group in Monrovia, CA sees little demand for the natural-gas Honda Civic CNG, while dealers in states such as Iowa and Texas are finding that locals are sticking to their trucks. It's a patchwork of demand out there - one that's tough to predict - and you can learn more by reading this.Continue reading Atlanta, DC are two EV hotspots in patchwork quilt of green car demand

Atlanta, DC are two EV hotspots in patchwork quilt of green car demand originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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