By the Numbers: A look at electric vehicle sales in Canada

OTTAWA – Canadians bought more electric vehicles in the last two years than in the previous eight combined. But those sales are uneven across the provinces.

110,518: Total number of new battery-electric and plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles sold in Canada in 2019 and 2020.

93,905: Total number of new battery-electric and plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles sold in Canada between 2011 and 2018.

3.5 per cent: Percentage of total vehicle registrations for battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Canada in 2020.

8.4 per cent: Share of total vehicle registrations for electric vehicles in British Columbia in 2020.

6.8 per cent: Share of total vehicle registrations for electric vehicles in Quebec in 2020.

1.3 per cent: Share of total vehicle registrations for electric vehicles in all provinces and territories except Quebec and B.C. in 2020.

76 per cent: Share of total electric vehicle registrations in 2020 that occurred in Quebec or British Columbia.

37 per cent: Share of total vehicle registrations in 2020 that occurred in Quebec or British Columbia.

75 per cent: Share of market for electric vehicles in Norway in 2020, the highest proportion in the world.

10 million: Total number of electric vehicles on the road worldwide in 2020.

230 million: Total number of electric vehicles the International Energy Agency says must be on the road by 2030 to stay on track for meeting climate change goals.

200,000: Estimated number of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles currently on the road in Canada.

66: Total number of models of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles available in Canada in 2021.

Sources: Statistics Canada, International Energy Agency, Plug ‘N Drive

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 10, 2021.