Electric car sales are growing in Europe, but collapsing in the US (1 photo)
An additional stimulus was the unpredictable rise in gasoline prices due to the cessation of supplies from the Gulf States. 
The fact that, due to rising gas prices, criminal-minded individuals have taken to actively piercing the fuel tanks of other people's cars hasn't stopped Americans from buying more and more internal combustion engine cars, while simultaneously waning interest in electric cars.
According to CarEdge, US electric vehicle sales in the first quarter fell by a significant 27% compared to the same period in 2025, dropping to 216,399 vehicles. This was also due to the elimination of the $7,500 federal tax credit effective last September.
The situation is different in Europe, which is dependent on external oil and gas supplies. Concerned about rising gas station prices, Europeans have become even more aggressive in switching to electric vehicles.
As a result, over 224,000 electric vehicles were registered in the EU in March alone, or 22% of all new car sales. In total, more than half a million electric vehicles were sold in the first quarter of 2026, up 33.5% from the previous year, according to Carscoops.
This market imbalance only complicates the work of automakers, who are forced to abandon plans for total electrification and reinstate retired models to meet customer preferences.
