Europe’s electric car sales jump 49% as global EV sales grow
An Electrek article reports that, per Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Europe's EV sales jumped 49% year over year in October 2026, with Germany's share topping 45% and the UK up 30%, while global sales climbed 8% to 2.09 million units. North America posted its first annual increase of 2026 at 24%, though Charles Lester of Benchmark says the US market has stabilized at a lower level after the federal tax credit's expiration rather than recovered, and China's sales fell 12% year over year even as its export records grew.
