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Vermont vehicle sales lag national surge; electric-vehicle share falls short of state target
Summary
Industry analyst Matt Coda told the House Transportation Committee that Vermont’s new-vehicle registrations were down year-to-date through April versus 2024, EV share is steady near 8% and the state is unlikely to meet the 35% EV delivery target in model-year 2026 without changes.
Matt Coda, a market analyst who identified himself to the House Committee on Transportation as presenting on behalf of Meadow Del and Vermont BMW dealers, told lawmakers on May 8 that national new-vehicle sales jumped in April but Vermont did not match that surge.
Coda said the national increase was “nearly an 8% increase in new car sales in the month of April,” driven in part by dealers and manufacturers selling pre-tariff inventory. He said Vermont’s registrations through the first four months of 2025 were down about 13% compared with the same period in 2024 and that January 2024 was an “anomaly” that makes year-to-date comparisons look worse.
Why it matters: Vermont’s vehicle sales and the mix of vehicle powertrains affect both greenhouse-gas emissions and revenue for the state’s transportation and education funds, because purchase-and-use tax receipts depend on vehicle transactions.
Most important details
Coda reported that battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) comprised about 8% of new-vehicle…
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