Tesla Inc. registered fewer cars in California in all four quarters of 2024, as sales of its second-most important model plunged 36% for the year.

Registration of Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) in California plummeted by 11.6 percent in 2024, a new report has found. The company’s market share also dropped 7.6 percent last year,

Still, the Model Y crossover continued to be the top-selling vehicle in the state, with about 129,000 units sold last year. The Model 3 sedan was a distant second, with around 53,000 cars delivered. Tesla's electric-vehicle registrations in California fell about 12 per cent last year,