New data from StatsCan shows BEVs now represent nearly two per cent of all registered vehicles in Canada
Battery-electric vehicle registrations climb 48 per cent year-over-year to 488,000 total vehicles on Canadian roads in 2024, StatsCan data reported.
Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) made up 1.9 per cent of all registered vehicles in Canada in 2024, according to new data from Statistics Canada (StatsCan).
In total, there were 488,612 BEVs on Canadian roads last year, with an overwhelming majority (487,618) being light-duty vehicles.
This marked a 48.33 per cent increase, or 159,210 additional electric vehicles, compared to 2023. In 2023, Canada had 329,402 BEVs on the road.
One of the fastest-growing categories in 2024 was medium-duty electric vehicles (MDHVs), Statistics Canada reported.
The most notable growth was among battery electric medium-duty vehicles, which multiplied more than 12-fold.
There were 994 registered medium-duty BEVs in 2024, up from just 82 in 2023.
This was driven by the introduction of new battery-electric models by several manufacturers in 2024, said StatsCan.
Quebec continues to lead the country with 199,913 registered BEVs, a 58.6 per cent increase from 2023.
British Columbia follows with 132,883 BEVs, a 36.1 per cent year-over-year increase.
Ontario ranks third with 124,911 BEVs — up 49.2 per cent from the previous year.
Smaller provinces also showed strong momentum. While their total numbers remain modest, most saw their BEV numbers double compared to 2023.
Despite strong growth in 2024, momentum is expected to slow in 2025.
Statistics Canada attributes the slowdown to federal and provincial rebate programs being paused or reduced throughout this year.
So far, the number of new zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations has declined quarter-over-quarter during the first two quarters of 2025, “partly reflecting the impact of these program changes,” said Statistics Canada.
(Note: StatsCan classifies BEVs and PHEVs as “zero-emission vehicles.” This grouping does not reflect Electric Autonomy’s policy, which considers only non-combustion engine vehicles as zero-emission. However, where statistics refer to ZEVs, we have adhered to StatsCan’s definition for consistency.)
During the first quarter of 2025, Canada recorded 37,229 new ZEV registrations, accounting for 8.7 per cent of all new vehicle registrations.
In Q2 2025, ZEVs made up 8.6 per cent, a marginal 0.1 per cent decline from the previous quarter.