Electric Vehicles

Canada is rumored to remove tariffs on Chinese electric cars soon, as Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week.

This would likely lead to the biggest shake-up in the EV space in North America after the US killing its EV incentives.

We are getting some critical new data on battery health from a large-scale study in Sweden, and it’s a massive blow to EV naysayers.

The Swedish used-car marketplace Kvdbil conducted a large-scale test analyzing the “State of Health” (SoH) of over 1,300 used electric cars and plug-in hybrids (723 of which were all-electric).

Californians just set another record for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption. In Q3 2025, residents bought 124,755 ZEVs – that’s nearly 1 in 3 new cars sold statewide. The 29.1% market share marks California’s highest quarterly total of ZEVs yet.

The average US new car price crossed the $50,000 mark for the first time in September, according to new estimates from Kelley Blue Book (KBB). Prices have been climbing steadily for over a year, and the pace picked up this summer – but that hasn’t stopped Americans from buying.

US EV sales set yet another record in August, with 146,332 EVs sold, according to the latest numbers from Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.

Electric vehicles have reached a tipping point in China. They now represent the majority of the new car market, surging to 51% market share.

The IRS has updated the terms of the phase-out of the federal tax credit for electric vehicles to give buyers a little more time to secure the $7,500 tax credit.

Maryland-based ION Storage Systems shipped its first commercial generation of solid-state batteries, called Cornerstone, to “leading” consumer electronics companies.

US EV sales are surging as prices dip and automakers pile on record incentives to clear out inventory before the $7,500 EV tax credit vanishes, according to Kelley Blue Book’s latest numbers.

Mangrove Lithium is scaling up in a big way to produce more homegrown lithium in North America. The Vancouver, Canada-based company just announced it will build another new facility, and this one will crank out 20,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium yearly – enough to power over 500,000 EVs, as much as North America’s current refining capacity.

US EV prices dropped again in June as automakers leaned harder on incentives, and Tesla’s sales slump played a big part, according to Kelley Blue Book’s latest numbers.

Battery electric cars sold today in Europe produce 73% less life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than gas cars, even when factoring in production, according to new research from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). That’s a big improvement from 2021, when the gap was 59%.

EVs got a little more affordable in May, and Tesla’s price drop had a lot to do with that. According to new data from Kelley Blue Book, the average transaction price (ATP) for a new EV in May was $57,734. That’s down from $59,123 in April. Year-over-year, that’s a 1.1% drop.

Thinking about driving a 2025 Honda Prologue EV? You’re in luck – CarsDirect says you could score up to $16,500 off, plus 0.99% financing.

More than 1 in 4 cars sold around the world in 2025 are expected to be EVs, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). And if EVs stay on track, they could make up over 40% of global car sales by 2030.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed that current discussions about the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles in the budget would “more likely than not” result in killing the EV incentive.

More car buyers are hunting for used EVs – CarMax says searches filtered by “electric vehicle” have nearly doubled since January 2022.

Vermont’s EV adoption has surged by an impressive 41% over the past year, with nearly 18,000 EVs now registered statewide.

New York State has announced an extra $30 million for point-of-sale rebates to lease or buy more than 60 new EV models.

Global EV sales surged to 1.7 million units in March, hitting 4.1 million for Q1 2025 as the EV market continues its robust growth, according to new data from EV research house Rho Motion. Year-over-year sales jumped 29% and marked an impressive 40% month-over-month leap from February.

Believe it or not, you can lease an EV for under $200 a month. New deals on models like the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Kia EV6 are hard to pass up this month.