The sixth annual “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast” report, published on September 8, 2025 by Atlas Public Policy in collaboration with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), is a snapshot of strong EV market momentum in the Southeast at a pivotal political inflection point. In our March 2026 update, we include supplemental state and regional two-pagers that capture complete data from January through December 2025.
The updated data covers SACE’s six-state region — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee — with year-long metrics that dig into momentum across electric vehicle (EV) market indicators such as economic and workforce development, EV sales and charging infrastructure deployment, and government and electric utility funding.
The updated Southeastern regional data through 2025 reveals two key highlights:
The Southeast reported a record peak in EV sales, with 77,770 passenger EVs sold in Q3 and an EV market share of more than 10%. In Q4, sales declined across the region to 44,000, as in other regions in the United States, after the expiration of the federal clean-vehicle tax credit. While sales fell significantly in Q4, data from December already show early signs of a shift upward toward higher sales figures.
In 2025, companies canceled $5.5 billion in investment and 4,700 manufacturing jobs, compared with new announcements totaling $3.2 billion and 1,400 jobs, resulting in a net annual decrease of $2.3 billion in announced investment and 3,300 jobs.
As of the end of 2025, states in the region have attracted 41% of the nation’s private-sector investment and 35% of anticipated jobs, making the transition to electric transportation arguably the largest economic development play in the histories of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These states are now deeply intertwined with the success or failure of the American EV market.
Regional & State Fact Sheets
Examines data from January 2025 through December 2025
Resources
- March 2026 Article: “Politically Turbulent Year Causes Southeast EV Investments and Jobs to Drop While Sales Keep Rising”
- September 2025 Report: “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast” Sixth Annual Report (examines data from June 2024 through June 2025)
- September 2025 Article: “New Report Confirms the Southeast Electric Vehicle Market Shows No Signs of Slowing Down, Yet”
- Watch: September 2025 Report Webinar
