by Jeff Della Rosa (JDellaRosa@nwabj.com)
Arkansas surpassed 50,000 electric vehicles registered for the first time in 2024, a state agency spokesman said. Total EV registrations jumped 61.57% to 58,387 in 2024 from 36,137 in 2023.
Scott Hardin, spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, recently provided registration numbers for fully electric and hybrid electric vehicles registered in Arkansas. As of Dec. 31, the state had 9,214 fully electric and 49,173 hybrid electric vehicles registered.
“The state closed the second half of 2024 with strong EV registration totals, easily surpassing 50,000 total registered EVs (fully electric and hybrids) for the first time,” Hardin said. “We should reach 60,000 early this year.”
