In February 2026, Canada’s overall auto market shrank. Total new vehicle sales dropped 0.9% year-over-year, passenger car sales fell 3.8%, and truck sales edged down 0.5%. Zero-emission vehicle sales went the other direction — up 47.2% from the same month last year. The difference between those two trends isn’t consumer apathy toward gas-powered cars. It’s […]
Study Proves ZEV Adoption Cleans the Air
The case for zero-emission vehicles has long rested on projections. A new peer-reviewed study has replaced the projections with proof. Published in The Lancet Planetary Health, research out of USC’s Keck School of Medicine confirms that ZEV adoption is already producing measurable reductions in air pollution across California. For environmental engineer Benjamin Zev, whose work […]
Used Electric Vehicle Prices Drop Sharply as Lease Returns Surge
The used electric vehicle market is experiencing a dramatic price correction in 2026, driven by an unprecedented surge of lease returns. Industry analysts are calling it an “EV avalanche” that could reshape the zero-emission vehicle landscape for years to come. According to data from J.D. Power and Cox Automotive, at least 243,000 electric vehicle leases […]
British EV Market Grows Strongly in 2025
Britain’s electric vehicle market delivered strong results in 2025, even as global policy signals continued to shift. New industry data shows that nearly half of all new vehicles sold in the UK included some form of electrification, with fully electric models seeing some of the strongest gains. The data was reported by Reuters and highlights […]
EU Softens 2035 Zero-Emission Vehicle Target
The European Union is reconsidering one of its most ambitious climate policies. In December 2025, EU lawmakers signaled plans to soften the bloc’s 2035 requirement for new passenger vehicles to be fully zero-emission. Instead of a strict 100% zero-emission vehicle target, the EU is now moving toward a 90% fleet-wide emissions reduction, allowing limited use […]