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Source: New motor vehicle registrations, quarterly (statcan.gc.ca)
Description: This line chart shows the number of new zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) registrations—including battery electric (BEVs)Definition* and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEVs)Definition* for four different vehicle types consisting of passenger cars, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs), pickup trucks, vans, and the total for all vehicle types. The bottom portion of the chart shows total ZEVs’ share of new vehicle registrations by vehicle type. Data is presented for 2017 to 2023 and it is available for Canada as a whole and four other regions—British Columbia & the territories, Ontario, Quebec, and the rest of Canada.
In 2017, PHEV passenger cars were the main type of new ZEVs registered across Canada (accounting for half of the total). By 2023 multi-purpose BEVs have become the most popular type of ZEV across the country. While a preference for larger vehicles is common across the main vehicle market in Canada, growing availability of ZEV models, combined with government policies and incentivesFootnote 6 help explain these changing trends in ZEV adoption across Canada.
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