2021 was a record-breaking year for investment in and deployment of clean energy, battery storage, and EVs in the US, according to the "2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook" published today by BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE).
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According to the study, growth was fueled by strong consumer demand; unprecedented injection of new capital into companies, technologies, and projects; and a wave of supportive new government policies.
Ethan Zindler, BloombergNEF's head of Americas, said:
Last year really was a year of firsts. We saw record volumes of new capital deployed to support the transition to a lower-carbon economy, a record number of electric vehicles sold, and record contributions to the power grid from zero-carbon renewable sources of power. Still, there are plenty of open questions about future demand that clearer signals from Washington could resolve.
Here are three standout things that happened in 2021 for EVs, clean energy, and battery storage:
US electric vehicle sales doubled in 2021, but the US still lags globally. Thanks to lower battery costs, growing consumer acceptance, and the rollout of new models, EV sales saw 657,000 units sold in the US in 2021, which is more than double the 325,000 cars sold in 2020.
Tesla continued to account for the largest share of EV sales in 2021, at 50%. While the overall market expanded 34%, the market for non-Tesla electric cars grew 83%.
However, EVs made up just 4.4% of total US passenger vehicle sales in 2021. The US EV market is one-third the size of the European Union's and one-fifth of China's. The US market is not yet growing fast enough to satisfy either US climate ambitions, or to establish the US as an industrial leader in the EV sector.
In order for the US to meet its 2030 nationally determined contribution on emissions, EVs must make up at least 30% of vehicles on the road by that year. There's still a very long way to go to meet that target.
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