Electric vehicle sales in North America fell in July despite an uptick in global sales figures, as a lack of incentives and the President Donald Trump administration's pro-fossil-fuel policies continue to impact adoption.
US EV Sales Fell 18% Year-To-Date According to data released by market research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence on Thursday, cited by Electrek, which also includes Plug-In Hybrid vehicles, North American EV sales in July came in at 140,000 units, representing a 27% year-on-year drop since July 2025.
During the first seven months of the year, EV sales in North America came in at 900,000, which represents an 18% decline from the same period last year.
Read Also: Gary Black Says Investors ‘Losing Faith’ That Tesla Can Scale Autonomy—Blames Elon Musk’s Vision-Only Approach The decline could be attributed to a weakened incentive environment after Trump rescinded the $7,500 Federal EV credit last year at the end of September, which also took away the $4,000 credit on used EVs in the U.S.
The President had earlier criticized EV drivers, saying that they "have a disease." Europe Leads the Charge, Chinese Sales Fall In Europe, sales made big gains as 450,000 units were sold during July, according to the data, representing a 33% YoY growth.
