California Has More Than 100K Electric and Plug-In Cars

California has more than 100,000 electric and "plug-in hybrid cars" on the road, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The California Air Resources Board said the milestone reflects the fact that electric cars are no longer "just a boutique item."

The state has 40 percent of the country's electric vehicle sales, which began in earnest in 2010.

About 31,000 electric cars -- 15,251 "pure electric" vehicles, and another 16,239 "plug-in hybrids" -- were purchased through the first eight months of the year, the newspaper reported.

That's about 2.5 percent of all car sales statewide.

Still, that's an increase of 100 percent from 2012 to 2014.

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