Most EVs in the US Are Being Shipped to the Same Few States

As the US car market swiftly and steadily goes electric, the Volkswagen ID.4 remains near the front of an increasingly crowded field. Americans bought nearly 6,200 of them in the first three months of this year.

But if you want an ID.4 in South Dakota, you better act fast — only three in the state are unspoken for. The same is true in Arkansas and Mississippi, according to the latest data from CarGurus Inc., a listing platform that captures most US new car inventory.

The ID.4 isn’t an outlier, either. Consider the Nissan Ariya, another popular newcomer in the ...