Zero-emission vehicles saw another quarter-over-quarter leap in Q3 2024, according to new Statistics Canada data, hitting 15.7 per cent of all new vehicle registrations.
That marks a nearly 20 per cent increase over Q2.
On a unit basis, 75,636 ZEVs were newly registered in Q3. Of those, 74.1 per cent (56,048 units) were battery-electric vehicles and 25.9 per cent (19,588 units) were plug-in hybrids. BEVs alone counted for 11.6 per cent of all new ZEV registrations in Q3 2024.
(Note: StatsCan classifies BEVs and PHEVs as “zero-emission vehicles.” The grouping does not reflect Electric Autonomy’s view, which considers only non-combustion engine vehicles to be zero-emission. However, where statistics below refer to ZEVs, we have adhered to StatsCan’s definition for consistency.)
Quebec’s climb continues
ZEV registrations in Quebec continue to climb — the province is the leading jurisdiction for adoption in Canada — hitting 40,763 units in Q3 2024.
Ontario was the next highest adopting jurisdiction in raw numbers with 15,946 ZEV units registered (or 8.7 per cent of new registrations in the quarter). However, on a per cent basis B.C. was well ahead with 22.7 per cent of new registrations being ZEVs, or, 12,812 units.
“Canada’s three largest provinces accounted for 92.0 per cent of all new ZEV registrations. Quebec comprised over half (53.9 per cent) of all new ZEV registrations, followed by Ontario (21.1 per cent) and British Columbia (17.0 per cent),” reads the report.
Just Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Yukon registered slight decreases in ZEV sales between Q2 and Q3 2024. Meanwhile, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories all registered moderate increases in new ZEV registrations between Q2 and Q3 2024.
(As with previous StatsCan reports, there is no breakout data available for Alberta, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, due to contractual restrictions. However the registration numbers for those provinces appear in the national total.)
