New vehicle sales are down in January 2026 from a year earlier in January 2025, with zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) showing the most significant dip, numbers from Statistics Canada show.
Across the country, 8,826 new zero-emission vehicles, which includes battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, were sold in Canada in January 2026, 39.3 per cent less than in the same period last year. Of new vehicles sold in Canada in 2025, 8.7 per cent were ZEVs.
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Mark Beavis has been using an electric truck for his renovation business for the past two years. Although his model didn’t qualify for Manitoba’s EV rebate program, he estimates he’s saved upwards of $10,000 in fuel since switching from his gas-powered vehicle.
Watch the video above to learn more about zero-emission vehicle sales.
Facts don’t line up with Global’s narrative. EVs are NOT zero emission. Batteries to run them are made with fossil fuels. Charging stations for EVs are still in infancy stage. The cost of EVs and home charging stations is very prohibitive, especially when people are struggling to pay for food and shelter.
Facts don’t line up with Global’s narrative. EVs are NOT zero emission. Batteries to run them are made with fossil fuels. Charging stations for EVs are still in infancy stage. The cost of EVs and home charging stations is very prohibitive, especially when people are struggling to pay for food and shelter.
Facts don’t line up with Global’s narrative. EVs are NOT zero emission. Batteries to run them are made with fossil fuels. Charging stations for EVs are still in infancy stage. The cost of EVs and home charging stations is very prohibitive, especially when people are struggling to pay for food and shelter.
They are not Zero-Emission vehicles, they are battery powered vehicles. The electricity to run them often comes from fossil fuel, so they may create more emission than gas powered vehicles.
Quit with the spin.
How can one save $10,000 when powering an electric vehicle costs more than gasoline? – let’s not have guesses, let’s provide facts.