{"_note":"EV share of new-car sales by country, monthly (build-ev-share.py -> site/ev-share.html). 'series' values are percent or null (not yet published / not found). Append a month to 'months' and a value to every series when a new month is reported; US is quarterly (Cox/KBB), repeat the quarter's value in its three months and flag with 'quarterly'. Keep each series' src current.",
"asof":"2026-10-27",
"months":["2026-01","2026-02","2026-03","2026-04","2026-05","2026-06","2026-07","2026-08","2026-09"],
"series":[
 {"id":"cn","country":"China","flag":"🇨🇳","measure":"NEV retail penetration (BEV + PHEV + EREV), CPCA","values":[38.6,44.9,51.5,61.4,62.9,62.8,65.1,65.2,67.0],"note":"Record 67.0% in September even as NEV retail fell 16.7% year on year: the whole market is shrinking after the purchase-tax change, and gasoline cars are shrinking faster. BEV 765,000, PHEV+EREV 320,000, exports a record 558,000.","src":["CnEVPost, Oct 12, 2026 (CPCA)","https://cnevpost.com/2026/10/12/china-sept-2026-nev-retail-cpca/"]},
 {"id":"no","country":"Norway","flag":"🇳🇴","measure":"Battery-electric share of new passenger cars, OFV","values":[null,null,98.4,98.6,97.7,null,97.6,98.7,98.8],"note":"Effectively a finished transition: 98.8% in September (18,511 of 18,733 cars). Q1 closed at 97.9%; Jan–Aug 97.8%. Toyota bZ4X, Tesla Model Y and XPeng G6 lead.","src":["electrive (OFV data), Sept 1, 2026","https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/01/electric-cars-reach-record-98-7-percent-share-in-norway/"]},
 {"id":"eu","country":"European Union","flag":"🇪🇺","measure":"Battery-electric share of new cars, year to date, ACEA","values":[19.3,18.8,19.4,19.7,20.0,20.7,null,21.7,22.7],"cumulative":true,"note":"ACEA reports cumulative shares; September alone was 29.9% (vs 18.9% a year earlier) as Italian and German incentives kicked in. 1.93 million BEVs registered Jan–Sep. Hybrids remain the largest category at 36.3%.","src":["ACEA press release, Oct 22, 2026","https://www.acea.auto/pc-registrations/"]},
 {"id":"de","country":"Germany","flag":"🇩🇪","measure":"Battery-electric share of new cars, KBA","values":[null,null,null,null,null,24.8,null,32.5,null],"note":"H1 2026 share 24.8% (from 17.7%); August 32.5% with 68,980 BEVs. June value shown is the H1 average. New federal purchase incentive from 2026 for lower-income households.","src":["eleport: EV sales in Europe H1 2026","https://eleport.com/ev-sales-in-europe-h1-2026/"]},
 {"id":"uk","country":"United Kingdom","flag":"🇬🇧","measure":"Battery-electric share of new cars, SMMT","values":[null,null,null,26.2,null,25.0,null,29.8,null],"note":"H1 2026 25.0% (from 21.6%); August 29.8%, second-highest month of the year. June value shown is the H1 average. The ZEV mandate requires 33% in 2026; the Electric Car Grant excludes most China-built cars.","src":["sqmagazine EV statistics (SMMT data)","https://sqmagazine.co.uk/electric-vehicle-statistics/"]},
 {"id":"us","country":"United States","flag":"🇺🇸","measure":"Battery-electric share of new vehicles, quarterly, Cox Automotive / KBB","values":[null,null,null,5.8,5.8,5.8,6.4,6.4,6.4],"quarterly":true,"note":"Q3 2026: 262,649 EVs, 6.4% share, up from 5.8% in Q2 but down 39.5% from the credit-expiry rush of Q3 2025 (10.6% share). Tesla about 54% of EV sales, Rivian 7.2%. Q1 2026 share not restated by Cox after the credit ended.","src":["Cox Automotive Q3 2026 EV sales report","https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/q3-2026-ev-sales-report-commentary/"]}
],
"world":{"sep":"2.15 million","note":"Global EV sales (BEV+PHEV) were 2.15 million in September 2026 (Benchmark/Rho Motion): China down 18% year on year, Europe up strongly, North America down about 40% on the US credit expiry.","src":["Benchmark Source, Oct 2026","https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/global-ev-sales-reach-2-15-million-units-in-september-2026"]}}