EV, hybrid vehicle registrations rise in Northwest Arkansas
by July 29, 2025 4:04 pm 664 views
Arkansas surpassed 60,000 electric vehicles registered in the state in the first half of 2025 after exceeding 50,000 in the second half of 2024, according to data from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
State agency spokesman Scott Hardin recently provided registration numbers that show the number of fully electric and hybrid vehicles (EVs) registered in Arkansas increased by 24.3% to 60,345 as of June 30 from 48,547 on the same day in 2024. The registrations are up 3.35% from 58,387 as of Dec. 31.
The number of fully electric vehicles increased by 35.53% to 9,345 as of June 30 from 6,895 on the same day in 2024 and up 1.42% from 9,214 as of Dec. 31.
The number of hybrid vehicles rose by 22.4% to 51,000 from 41,652 and up 3.7% from 49,173 as of Dec. 31.
Benton, Pulaski and Washington counties account for 47.15% of EV registrations in the state at 28,454, which is down 0.72% from 28,659 on Dec. 31. Benton County has the most fully electric vehicles at 2,800. Pulaski County has 1,809, and Washington County has 1,289. Pulaski County has the most hybrids at 8,941. Benton County has 8,090, while Washington County has 5,525.
Including EVs, 2.8 million passenger vehicles are registered in Arkansas.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, about 22% of light-duty vehicles sold in the first quarter in the United States were EVs, up from about 18% in the same period in 2024. Hybrid vehicle sales in the first quarter continued to gain market share, while sales of battery (fully) electric vehicles remained flat.