Zero-emission car registrations hit a brand new excessive of 29,832 within the second quarter of 2022, although the ZEV adoption charge slid as registrations of all car varieties climbed through the second quarter, Statistics Canada mentioned in its newest automotive report Oct. 11.

ZEVs accounted for six.9 per cent of all automobiles registered between April and June, down from 7.1 per cent three months earlier, however up from 4.9 per cent through the comparable quarter of 2021.

Battery-electric automobiles accounted for the biggest share of ZEV registrations, with 21,764 added to Canadian roads within the second quarter. A further 8,068 plug-in hybrids had been registered through the three-month interval.

Throughout all gas varieties, Canadians registered 431,861 automobiles through the second quarter, a rise of 27.1 per cent from the primary three months of 2022, although a decline of 11.2 per cent from the second quarter of final yr.

Per current reporting intervals, Quebec led all provinces in whole ZEV registrations, whereas British Columbia outpaced others on adoption charge. ZEV registrations in Quebec reached 11,105, or 10.5 per cent of all car gross sales, within the second quarter. British Columbians registered 7,097 ZEVs, accounting for 13.8 per cent of auto gross sales.

Whereas Ontario continued to lag the 2 leaders, it recorded its highest ZEV adoption charge to this point. Of all Ontario car registrations within the second quarter, 5.6 per cent, or 9,533, had been ZEVs.

A number of different provinces additionally posted notable progress in ZEVs from a yr earlier, Statistics Canada mentioned. ZEV registrations in Prince Edward Island had been up 119 per cent year-over-year; Saskatchewan 93 per cent; New Brunswick 74.4 per cent; and Manitoba 52.6 per cent.