The week in EVs
Best-sellers by countryThe world bought 2.09M EVs in October, up 8%
Week of Nov 9 to 13 · Updated Fridays
Europe+36%
October EV sales, more than 500,000
- Battery EVs were 41% of new cars in France, 37% in Germany and 32% in the UK last month.
- Germany’s battery EV sales jumped nearly 80%, to more than 95,000.
- The EU may delay a 10% tariff on UK-built EVs due Jan 1. Talks are set for a Nov 20 summit.
North America+24%
October, about 130,000 sold. The first yearly gain of 2026
- Analysts say the US has stabilized at a lower level, not recovered, since the tax credit ended.
- The average new EV sold for $56,220, with incentives worth 11.3% of the price.
- Canada’s Mark Carney will raise Chinese EV production with Xi Jinping next week.
China67.5%
of new cars sold in October were plug-ins, a record
- Even so, plug-in retail sales fell 13.7% to 1.11 million as the whole market shrank.
- Exports filled the gap: 582,000 plug-ins shipped abroad, up 145%.
- BYD led with 164,679 exports. Tesla China’s exports nearly doubled from September.
Sources: Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (global, regional), national registration data via Tesla Mag, Financial Times via EV Powered, Kelley Blue Book, Bloomberg, CPCA via CnEVPost.
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