California Hands Out 12,000 EV Rebates. Tesla's Share Lasted 5 Days
California's MyFirstEV rebate reached nearly 12,000 first-time buyers in ten weeks. Tesla's allocation ran dry after five days of orders in August.
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California's MyFirstEV rebate reached nearly 12,000 first-time buyers in ten weeks. Tesla's allocation ran dry after five days of orders in August.
EU EVs outsold gas and diesel cars combined in August, 196,486 to 179,219, as diesel fell to 6.4%. Volvo's sales chief calls it the end of diesel.
Ember: EV fleets displaced 200 million barrels of crude worth $20 billion in six months of the Hormuz crisis. China took $14 billion. The U.S. isn't on it.
Combustion cars fell to a record-low 33% of China's car sales in September as gas car sales dropped 43.5%. U.S. battery-electric share sits near 6%.
Gas-only cars fell to 49% of global sales in H1 2026, a first. U.S. new EV share is stuck near 6% as buyers answer $4 gas with hybrids and used EVs.
American EV drivers now pay $43 a month less to fuel their cars than gasoline drivers do in nearly every state, as gas prices surged 37% and charging costs rose just 16% since the Iran war began in February.
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