Zero-emission vehicles accounted for 8.6 per cent of new vehicle registrations in Q2 2025 according to new data released by StatsCan
EV sales fell over 50 per cent in Quebec in Q1 2025 “significantly impacting the national total,” says Statistics Canada
The end of subsidies and a trade war with the U.S. drive ZEV adoption down in Canada
Sales for zero-emission vehicles across Canada in Q4 hit 18.3 per cent: 202,103 battery-electric and 68,882 plug-in hybrids sold in 2024
Of the 75,636-plus zero-emission vehicles newly registered in Canada in Q3 2024, 74 per cent were battery-electric vehicles
The StatsCan data shows there was an incremental increase in new battery-electric vehicle registrations in 2023 over the previous year
Data provider predicts Canada’s zero-emission vehicle market share will hit 16 per cent by the end of 2024, despite widespread talk of a slump in ZEV sales
More than 65,000 zero-emission vehicles were registered in Q2 2024 — a 30 per cent quarter-over-quarter increase
Quebec was the only province to post a gain in Q1 and now leads all provinces in ZEV market share (at 25 per cent) and ZEV volume
The overall decline reflects a drop in battery electric vehicle registrations nationally to 8.2 per cent, compared to 9 per cent in Q4, while plug-in hybrid registrations held steady at 3 per cent