With the Trump administration axing tax credits and crippling a federally funded charging network, EV sales in the US slow to a crawl in 2025 as China and Europe see increases of up to 30%.
North America fell far behind China and Europe in terms of EV adoption in the first part of 2025 amid declining government incentives and anti-electrification policies in the US, but interest in EVs is on a roll globally.
According to UK market research firm Rho Motion, worldwide EV sales jumped 21% between July 2024 and July 2025, topping 10.7 million in the first seven months of the year.
Europe and China led the charge. Sales in China hit 6.5 million, a 29% year-to-date increase. It’s down month-over-month, but so are overall passenger car sales, Rho Motion says.
Meanwhile, EV sales in Europe have jumped 30% to 2.
