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39% Of California EV Owners Have Solar, 17% More Planning It Within 1 Year (Infographic)

by Zach February 23, 2013
written by Zach February 23, 2013
39% Of California EV Owners Have Solar, 17% More Planning It Within 1 Year (Infographic)

solar california ev ownersA recent survey by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) found that 39% of plug-in electric vehicle owners in California owned solar panel systems, and another 17% were planning to go solar within the next year.

Accounting for about 35% of the U.S. plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market, the California market it the largest EV market in the country. The state has seen sales of about 12,000 PEVs. It’s not seeing about 1,000 PEVs sold a month.

89% of PEV owners use their PEV as their main car, and about 2/3 of owners charge their vehicles between 8pm and 8am.

For more details on the study, browse through the infographic below or check out this EV Obsession post: 39% Of California EV Owners Have Solar Panels.

california ev driver survey results

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is the director of CleanTechnica, the most popular cleantech-focused website in the world, and Planetsave, a world-leading green and science news site. He has been covering green news of various sorts since 2008, and he has been especially focused on solar energy, electric vehicles, and wind energy since 2009. Aside from his work on CleanTechnica and Planetsave, he's the founder and director of Solar Love, EV Obsession, and Bikocity. To connect with Zach on some of your favorite social networks, go to ZacharyShahan.com and click on the relevant buttons.

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