The road ahead is electric: New zero-emission vehicle registrations in Canada

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Release date: November 18, 2019
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The road ahead is electric: New zero-emission vehicle registrations in Canada

Zero-emission vehicles have grown in popularity. See how this market is gaining traction in Canada!

  • 3.8% - share of zero-emission vehicles in new vehicle registrations in Quebec in 2018.
  • 2.2% - Share of zero-emission vehicles in new vehicle registrations in 2018.
  • 97% of zero-emission vehicles have been registered in just three provinces – Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.

There were 43,655 zero-emission vehicles registered in 2018.

Note: Zero-emission vehicles are battery-electric vehicles (BEV) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) that have the potential to produce no tailpipe emissions.

Source: New Motor Vehicle Registrations, 2011-2018.

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