Electric cars set quarterly sales records in 50 countries
Global electric vehicle sales rose 35% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the first three months of the year, and 50 countries posted their strongest quarter on record, according to the International Energy Agency. The agency now expects electric cars to make up 29% of all new cars sold worldwide this year. In China that share is already above 60%. Some of the fastest growth is in markets that hardly registered a few years ago, where recent months ran at roughly double the pace of a year earlier.Global electric vehicle sales rose 35% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the first three months of the year, and 50 countries posted their strongest quarter on record, according to the International Energy Agency. The agency now expects electric cars to make up 29% of all new cars sold worldwide this year. In China that share is already above 60%. Some of the fastest growth is in markets that hardly registered a few years ago, where recent months ran at roughly double the pace of a year earlier.Expert summary pending. Showing the newcomer version.