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New EV sales drop 28% in Q1 2026, but used EVs surge 12% to near-record levels (electrek.co)

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[–] cron@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This article is about the united states. I'm pretty sure we'll see different headlines in the next few weeks. It will be interesting to see how other large markets deveolp.

The US electric vehicle market has split into two diverging realities. New EV sales cratered 28% year-over-year in Q1 2026 to just 212,600 units, according to new data from Cox Automotive

[–] vividspecter@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago

It also would be including the pre Iran war period. The next quarter will be more telling I suspect, particularly if the war persists or escalates.