Analysts expected sales to fall slightly to 456,000, even with a boost from customers seeking to use the electric vehicle incentive.
The annual decline for the Austin, Texas, company came despite offers such as 0% financing, free charging and low-priced leases.
California has surpassed 2 million zero-emission vehicles sold, making the state one of the national leaders in in clean vehicles.
Demand for EVs worldwide is slowing, but still growing for most automakers.
The 7-year-old electric car company was founded by designer Henrik Fisker, who has been its chairman and CEO
People can continue driving gas-fueled vehicles and purchasing used ones after 2035.
The electric car and solar panel maker says Wednesday that it made $331 million, or 27 cents per share, for its fifth-straight profitable quarter.
Owners of electric vehicles in a number of states will start seeing fees to pay for road repairs in the new year.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears ready to transform the company's electric cars into driverless vehicles in a risky bid to realize a bold vision he has been floating for years.
About two percent of new vehicles purchased in Nevada are electric vehicles, according to a study by the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP). While that number may seem small, it grew 80 percent just in 2018.