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Pressemitteilung: Quarterly sales of electric cars break records in several key markets amid energy crisis / New analysis shows strong sales growth in the second quarter in Australia, Europe, Korea and beyond, offsetting weaker demand in China and the United States Despite a challenging backdrop for the global car market, sales of electric cars surged in the second quarter of this year as the energy crisis sparked by the war in the Middle East brought fuel price volatility back into sharp focus, according to a new IEA report. Electric Car Markets in a Time of Uncertainty – which builds on the extensive analysis in the IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2026 published in May – examines the latest data on car markets through the first half of 2026. The report finds that global car sales fell by around 5% year-on-year from January through June as purchases declined in the world’s two largest markets – China and the United States – amid economic pressures, higher fuel prices and changes in policy settings. Global sales of electric cars fell in the first quarter of 2026, largely reflecting lower sales in these two markets. But according to the report, they rebounded sharply in the second quarter – rising 35% compared with the first three months of the year as second quarter sales reached record levels in 50 countries. In Australia, Brazil, India, Korea and Viet Nam – all sizeable electric car markets – sales roughly doubled between March and June compared with the same period in 2025. Overall, more than 90 countries recorded year-on-year growth in electric car sales during the first half of 2026. (....)