Global Plug-in Sales Rise 9% in July as North America Falls 27%

Worldwide plug-in vehicle sales grew again in July, but the growth map is increasingly split by region. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reports 1.85 million battery-electric and plug-in hybrids sold globally in July 2026, up 9% from a year earlier and bringing the year-to-date total to 11.5 million. North America moved the other way, with about 140,000 sales in July, down 27% year over year, as the U.S. market laps last summer's pull-forward ahead of the expired federal tax credit. Europe grew 33% to 450,000 units, and markets outside China, Europe and North America nearly doubled. The contrast reflects how quickly policy, pricing and product availability can pull major EV markets apart.