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Electric vehicle sales surge worldwide in 2026

Electric vehicle registrations continued to rise sharply across multiple markets in 2026. In the European Union, new battery‑electric registrations jumped 40.5% in the first half of the year, reaching 1.22 million units and giving EVs a market share of about 20 % of new car sales. Year‑on‑year growth of roughly 30 % was recorded for 2025, and plug‑in hybrids added another 1.03 million registrations.

China’s used‑car market saw the share of new‑energy vehicles climb to 8.57 % by April 2026, reflecting a rapid shift from gasoline cars to electric models. Chinese manufacturers such as BYD and MG are now among the leading EV brands in four of five European markets tracked by OLX, where EV leads grew double‑digit year‑on‑year.

In Brazil, the Renault Kwid E‑Tech price fell 57 % after production ended, while the BYD Dolphin Mini topped the national EV sales chart with 35.6 k registrations in the first half of 2026. New Zealand reported that EVs accounted for 17.8 % of new vehicle registrations in July, and the United States noted a slowdown in EV sales, raising concerns about market momentum.

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