California's clean car goal
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California's zero-emission vehicle mandate will require large automakers to sell plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicles in increasing quantities. By the 2025 model year, 15% of new-vehicle sales in the state must be zero-emission vehicles.
The mandate is part of the state's plan to slash carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 to 50% of 1990 levels.
Key aspects
• BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are subject to the mandate starting in the 2018 model year.
• To comply, these automakers must earn credits by selling plug-in hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and EVs starting in the 2018 model year.
• The automakers are prohibited from earning all of their credits by selling plug-in hybrids.
| California Air Resources Board's estimated ZEV sales in California from the 2018-25 model years in the mandate's current form. | ||||
| Model Year | Plug-in hybrid | Hydrogen fuel cell | EV | TOTAL |
| 2018 | 61,300 | 2,900 | 13,900 | 78,100 |
| 2019 | 75,300 | 6,200 | 27,300 | 108,800 |
| 2020 | 89,100 | 10,600 | 37,700 | 137,400 |
| 2021 | 101,900 | 15,400 | 46,300 | 163,600 |
| 2022 | 116,300 | 21,600 | 52,600 | 190,500 |
| 2023 | 131,200 | 27,800 | 59,500 | 218,500 |
| 2024 | 146,900 | 35,200 | 64,200 | 246,300 |
| 2025 | 161,700 | 43,600 | 65,400 | 270,700 |
