EV sales rebound to their highest level in a year, and stay 40% below 2025

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US EV sales rose 6.1% on the previous quarter to almost 263,000, their highest in a year, against more than 437,000 in the same quarter of 2025. Europe registered 277,006 electric cars in July alone.

American electric car sales rose 6.1% on the previous quarter, their best in a year. They were still about 40% down on a year earlier, and Europe registered more electric cars in July alone.

Cox Automotive put the quarter at almost 263,000 against more than 437,000 a year before, in figures reported by InsideEVs. The improvement is on the second quarter, not on 2025.

Last year’s number was a rush. The federal tax credit was being scrapped, buyers moved early, and the third quarter of 2025 set a record that will not be matched soon.

Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Cox’s director of industry insights, said the market is finding its footing and that the reset...

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