The U.S. electric vehicle market showed signs of recovery in the third quarter, posting its highest sales in a year as the market stabilised after the end of a federal tax credit. Cox Automotive put third-quarter EV sales at 266,630 units, up 7.7 percent from the previous quarter but down 38.6 percent from a year earlier. Tesla led year-to-date sales through September, while Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 was the top-selling non-Tesla model.

Battery electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid sales surged in Russia’s new car market, with plug-in models accounting for 11.5 percent of weekly sales in late September, data cited by InsideEVs showed. The rise was linked to worsening gasoline supply disruptions after Ukrainian attacks on Russian refining facilities, which shifted demand toward electric-drive vehicles. Some have said Russia’s EV share has surpassed the United States, but differences in coverage and timing make direct comparisons difficult.