Why EV Sales Dropped In Early 2026, Explained Simply
US EV sales fell sharply in Q1 2026. The expired federal tax credit triggered it, but financing costs, model-year pricing and piled-up inventory all pushed in the same direction.
US EV sales fell sharply in Q1 2026. The expired federal tax credit triggered it, but financing costs, model-year pricing and piled-up inventory all pushed in the same direction.
Summer highway season is when EPA range ratings get tested hardest, at sustained speed with the air conditioning running. Two EVs can share an identical 300-mile window-sticker rating and still behave very differently once cruise control locks in at 75 mph. The difference lives in body shape, not battery size, and most spec-sheet comparisons never…
Summer road-trip season pushes more EVs onto interstate corridors than any other stretch of the year. Charging network comparisons usually rank stations by price per kilowatt-hour and top charging speed. Neither number predicts whether a stall actually works when a driver rolls up low on charge. Real uptime data does, and it is publicly available…
The federal EV tax credit vanished on September 30, 2025. Overnight, the price gap between new and used electric cars widened. Average new EV transaction prices topped $51,000 by January 2026, industry sales data shows. Used EV sales rose noticeably in the same stretch, year over year. That split is not a coincidence. It reflects…
California began requiring UL 2849 certification on new e-bikes sold in-state. That requirement took effect January 1, 2026. The federal government followed with a proposed rule this year. Most owners still don’t know what UL 2849 actually tests. Fewer still know which everyday charging habits create real risk anyway. Certification and safe charging are not…