{"id":18992,"date":"2026-03-25T12:55:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/?p=18992"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:53:51","slug":"the-already-good-math-on-buying-an-ev-just-improved-dramatically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/the-already-good-math-on-buying-an-ev-just-improved-dramatically\/","title":{"rendered":"The already-good math on buying an EV just improved dramatically"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada is back in the electric vehicle race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a sluggish year for EV sales, 2026 will almost certainly see a stark reversal in that trend. In fact, Canadian EV sales were already climbing back up in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/electricautonomy.ca\/data-trackers\/ev-sales-data\/2026-03-13\/zev-sales-in-canada-rise-to-11-2-per-cent-market-share-in-q4-2025-statscan\/\">second half of<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/electricautonomy.ca\/data-trackers\/ev-sales-data\/2026-03-13\/zev-sales-in-canada-rise-to-11-2-per-cent-market-share-in-q4-2025-statscan\/\">2025<\/a>&nbsp;after falling when the federal government paused its rebate program last January. But expect to see a real return to form in 2026 and a continued rise to Canada\u2019s new sales target of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gc.ca\/en\/news\/news-releases\/2026\/02\/05\/prime-minister-carney-launches-new-strategy-transform-canadas-auto\">75% EV sales by<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gc.ca\/en\/news\/news-releases\/2026\/02\/05\/prime-minister-carney-launches-new-strategy-transform-canadas-auto\">2035<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keep reading this op-ed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/contributors\/the-already-good-math-on-buying-an-ev-just-improved-dramatically\/article_fd510fac-7c71-4a5d-bd75-e1218386a49d.html\">Toronto Star.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18992?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print this article<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canada is back in the electric vehicle race. Following a sluggish year for EV sales, 2026 will almost certainly see a stark reversal in that trend. 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