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Canadian EV Sales Collapse by 35% as Gas Car Purchases Surge

posted by jelizondo on Tuesday August 26, @02:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the moar-power-eh dept.

fliptop writes:

While Canadians flocked to purchase gas-powered vehicles over the summer, electric vehicle sales continued to nosedive, according to new data from Statistics Canada:

Electric vehicle sales dropped 35.2 per cent in June compared to last year. Zero-emission vehicles comprised only 7.9 per cent of total new motor vehicles sold that month, with 14,090 entering the market.

Meanwhile, 177,313 new motor vehicles were sold in Canada in June, up 6.2 per cent from June 2024.

"In dollar terms, sales increased 3.1 per cent during the same period. In June 2025, there were more new motor vehicles sold in every province compared with the same period in 2024," reads the Statistics Canada data.

"Sales of new passenger cars increased 19.5 per cent in June 2025, marking the first gain in this subsector since November 2024. In June 2025, sales of new trucks (+4.3 per cent) were also higher than one year earlier."

Despite dwindling sales, the Carney government remains committed to its electric vehicle mandate of having 60 per cent of all vehicles sold be ZEVs by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035, banning all motor vehicle sales.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by mhajicek on Tuesday August 26, @08:31PM (4 children)

    by mhajicek (51) on Tuesday August 26, @08:31PM (#1415040)

    Gas stations work without an app.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by mcgrew on Tuesday August 26, @09:31PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Tuesday August 26, @09:31PM (#1415056) Homepage Journal

    So do the EV chargers I've used, one at Walmart and one at the Hyundai dealer. IMO requiring an app should be illegal. But all they know is that you stopped to charge there, your car is on camera at a gas station and if you pay at the pump the station and the credit card company both have your data.

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  • (Score: 2) by fliptop on Tuesday August 26, @09:35PM (2 children)

    by fliptop (1666) on Tuesday August 26, @09:35PM (#1415060) Journal

    Gas stations work without an app

    True, and most have an app that gives you $0.05 or more off a gallon.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 26, @10:16PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 26, @10:16PM (#1415066)

      "True, and most have an app that gives you $0.05 or more off a gallon."

      Almost as good as that $0.10 discount for using cash.

      • (Score: 2) by fliptop on Wednesday August 27, @12:22AM

        by fliptop (1666) on Wednesday August 27, @12:22AM (#1415073) Journal

        Almost as good as In addition to that $0.10 discount for using cash.

        FTFY

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