{"id":63824,"date":"2024-06-05T09:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energi.media\/?p=63824"},"modified":"2024-06-05T09:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:14:20","slug":"zevs-now-account-for-over-10-per-cent-of-all-new-vehicles-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energi.media\/news\/zevs-now-account-for-over-10-per-cent-of-all-new-vehicles-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"ZEVs now account for over 10 per cent of all new vehicles in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator<\/a> on June 5, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n

Zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) are gaining momentum in Canada, with close to 185,000 new registrations in 2023.(<\/span>1)<\/a><\/sup> This represents a 49 per cent increase from 2022, and accounts for 11 per cent of all new motor vehicles registered that year.<\/p>\n

In comparison, ZEVs represent just under 10 per cent of light-duty vehicles sales in the United States,(<\/span>2)<\/a><\/sup> and account for an estimated 14 per cent of global car sales.(<\/span>3)<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Global electric vehicle (EV) sales reached around 14 million units in 2023;(<\/span>4)<\/a><\/sup> Canada\u2019s share is around 1.3 per cent, which aligns with its proportion of the global economy.(<\/span>5)<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Figure\u00a01: New zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations in Canada by fuel type, vehicle type, and region<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Source: New motor vehicle registrations, quarterly (statcan.gc.ca)
Description: This line chart shows the number of new zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) registrations\u2014including battery electric (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEVs) for four different vehicle types consisting of passenger cars, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs), pickup trucks, vans, and the total for all vehicle types. The bottom portion of the chart shows total ZEVs\u2019 share of new vehicle registrations by vehicle type. Data is presented for 2017 to 2023 and it is available for Canada as a whole and four other regions\u2014British Columbia & the territories, Ontario, Quebec, and the rest of Canada.
In 2017, PHEV passenger cars were the main type of new ZEVs registered across Canada (accounting for half of the total). By 2023 multi-purpose BEVs have become the most popular type of ZEV across the country. While a preference for larger vehicles is common across the main vehicle market in Canada, growing availability of ZEV models, combined with government policies and incentives (6) help explain these changing trends in ZEV adoption across Canada. To see an animated version of this graph, click here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trends in ZEV adoption across Canada<\/h3>\n

The overall trend for ZEV adoption in Canada is a growing one, but regional differences in market and policy developments mean that the type of ZEVs Canadians are buying, and where those ZEVs are being sold, is also changing:<\/p>\n