California: Plug-Ins Capture Over 8% Of The Market In 2020 Feb 06, 2021 at 9:01am ET ++ Three all-electric car models are on the top of their categories in California. In 2020, the overall light-vehicle sales in California amounted to 1,639,166 units, which is 21.7% less than in 2019. The decline is noticeably deeper than in the U.S. (by 14.4% to 14,645,049). According to the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), plug-in car sales also decreased, but not as much, which means higher market share. In total, some down 16.5% year-over-year). That's about 8.1% share. If we check the details, it turns out also that the plug-in hybrids are shrinking quickly. More than a 40% drop is huge, especially since there are more models available and often those are models with better specs.