Russia Surpasses U.S. in EV and PHEV Market Share - The Electric Viking
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Russia's EV and plug-in hybrid share hit 11.5% of new car sales in September 2026, overtaking the U.S. at 5.7%, according to Autostat and Cox Automotive. One Autostat executive bought a GWM Ora 03 GT after failing to find gasoline at five stations.
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    wp:Plug-in electric vehicles in Russia

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    As of July 2022, there were around 18,700 electric vehicles in Russia, equivalent to 0.04% of all cars in the country.[1] As of 2021, around 0.13% of new cars sold in Russia were electric.[2] As of July 2024 there were around 40,000 PHEVs in Russia.[3]

    wp:Electric car use by country#Statistics

    According to this, Canadians bought 171 000 in 2023—over 4x as many.

    Russia is wrecking great environmental harm in Ukraine, and IIRC, they even bombed Ukrainian solar farms.

    Fuck Russia.