Why California? It might seem strange to only offer a new EV only in one state, but it makes sense after learning about California's policies. As a state with poor air quality, California has made the largest push towards electrification with incentives aimed to get people buying EVs. California even hopes to ban combustion cars by 2035. Based on the most recent data, EVs make up more than 6.2% of all cars in California, by far the highest adoption rate in the US. Over 100,000 EVs were sold in California through 2020, so it is clearly the ideal place for Mazda to offer the MX-30.