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Canadian Electric Vehicle Sales Data

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News, articles and insights on electric vehicle (EV) sales data in the Canadian market. This includes reporting of quarterly sales numbers as well as the percentage of electric vehicles on the road in the Canadian fleet.

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Zero-emission vehicle registrations in Canada drop to 7.5 per cent in second quarter of 2022

After a booming first quarter that saw battery-electric and plug-in hybrids take a record 8.3 per cent share of new vehicle registrations in Canada, data from S&P Global Mobility shows a pullback in Q2, though year-over-year growth is still strong

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Mehanaz Yakub
August 17, 2022
3 minute read

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Battery electric vehicle registrations in Canada hit a record high in Q1 2022, StatsCan reports

The market share of battery-electric vehicles hit 5.8 per cent in Q1 of 2022, while all zero-emission vehicles (battery electrics and plug-in hybrids) made up 7.7 per cent of new registrations, Statistics Canada reports in its latest data release

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Emma Jarratt
July 25, 2022
3 minute read

Zero-emission vehicle registrations in Canada hit 8.3 per cent in first quarter of 2022

Battery electrics drove the entire increase, reaching 6.2 per cent market share; new model offerings and higher gas prices get credit for the surge

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Josh Kozelj
May 27, 2022
3 minute read

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Zero-emission vehicle registrations in Canada top 6 per cent for first time ever in Q4 2021

While registrations fell in absolute numbers across the board in Q4 versus Q3, the market share of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles reached a new high of nearly 6.2 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. For the year, ZEV market share was 5.2 per cent, up from 3.5 per cent in 2020

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Emma Jarratt
April 22, 2022
4 minute read

Over one in 20 new cars registered in Canada in 2021 were EVs

IHS Markit 2021 year-end report shows that zero-emission vehicles’ share of registrations in 2021 (excluding hybrid electrics) was an equally robust 5.6 percent, up from 3.8 per cent in 2020, as provinces with EV sales incentives led the way.

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Kate Haycock
February 15, 2022
2 minute read

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EV registrations surge 25.7 per cent in Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2020 despite overall all-vehicle decline, StatsCan says

Year-over-year new battery electric vehicle registrations in Canada were up a noteworthy 25.7 per cent in Q3 2021 versus Q3 2020, according to just-released data from Statistics Canada, despite an 8.2 per cent drop in total vehicle registrations

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Emma Jarratt
January 26, 2022
3 minute read

Canadian auto registration data for Q3 2021 shows power of provincial incentives to drive EV adoption

IHS Markit’s report tells largely a good news story for Canada’s plug-in vehicle sector with battery EVs posting a significant year-over-year rise, but Ontario lags below national average

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Emma Jarratt
November 4, 2021
2 minute read

Canadian battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle registrations surged 89 per cent in Q2 2021, according to StatsCan

StatsCan’s latest report, for April to June 2021, holds encouraging news: year-over-year zero-emission passenger vehicle registrations increased at a faster rate than combustion engine vehicles, representing 4.9 per cent of the total market

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Emma Jarratt
October 26, 2021
2 minute read

StatsCan data for Q1 2021 shows rise in EV adoption to 4.6 per cent, as sales of hybrids double 

Quebec and B.C. continue to lead Canada in overall electric vehicle registrations, but a host of second-tier EV markets — Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and PEI — saw the biggest Q1 increases

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Emma Jarratt
July 27, 2021
3 minute read

Zero-emission vehicle market share in Canada rose to 3.5 per cent in 2020, according to StatsCan’s official release

The data, released with an enhanced set of market trackers, shows that while the raw total of battery and plug-in hybrid EVs sold was down slightly from 2019, percentage growth was up in a year when the entire auto sector was set back by COVID-19

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Emma Jarratt
April 23, 2021
3 minute read