Electrified vehicles — including the battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and hybrid electric segments — made up nearly a quarter of all new-car sales in the U.S. during the first quarter, and their overall sales were up nearly 30% year-over-year.

That’s according to the latest quarterly Electrified Vehicle Retail Sales Report from Urban Science.

The report indicates there were 750,698 new EV sales in Q1, which is up 29.6% from the first three months of 2024. That follows 33.9% year-over-year growth in Q4 and puts the electrified vehicle market share at 24.4%, a 4.5-point increase from a year ago.

And it’s not just Tesla carrying the load.

“Tesla’s share of retail BEV sales continued to decline in Q1, falling from 45.1% to 44.2% in Q4 2024. Retail BEV sales for all brands excluding Tesla increased by 47% in Q1,” the report said.

Of the three segments included in the report, hybrids show the biggest gains. Their sales climbed 44.1% from Q1 2024 and they commanded a 13.3% share of the total new-car market, according to Urban Science.

“HEVs remain the fastest-growing segment, with just six brands — Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Ford, Lexus and Kia — accounting for 97% of the segment’s volume,” Urban Science analysts said in the report.

BEV sales jumped 15.4% in Q1 and their overall share of the new-car market was 8.9%, according to Urban Science.

PHEV sales were up 16.5% and they had a 2.2% market share.

The No. 1 state for electrified vehicles was, not surprisingly, California, with 168,895 EV sales in Q1, up 16.7% year-over-year.  Market share for EVs there was 44.9%, the study shows.

But it was followed by two Southern states: Florida was second (66,853 EV sales, up 42.5%; EV market share of 23.3%) followed by Texas (58,446 EV sales, up 37.1%; with 18.9% market share), according to the report.

New York and Washington rounded out the top five. The latter replaced New Jersey on the list.

“Washington entered the top five states for EV sales, driven by a 30% increase in HEV sales, 15.6% growth in PHEVs, and an 11.3% rise in BEV sales,” Urban Science said. “The state achieved 5.7% market share for all EV powertrains.”

In a similar report, Recurrent researcher Liz Najman discussed the electric “momentum” carried over from the fourth quarter.

“New EV sales entered 2025 with a lot of momentum. EV sales in the fourth quarter of 2024 reached 10% of all car sales and overall for the year hit a record 1.6 million vehicles,” Najman wrote in this report.

“The first few months of 2025 are showing similar trends, with new EVs sales growing more than 11% in Q1. Much of this is due to fear that the consumer EV rebates will be revoked, and scrambling to get large consumer purchases under the wire before tariffs hit,” Najman said.

“Nonetheless, a significant part of it is due to automakers tapping into what drivers want and adding variety to their lineups. Building on the 54 unique models offered in 2024, the 2025 lineup offers 71 unique models with improved specs and options for every lifestyle.”