With Canada’s electric vehicle industry stalling this week, some are worried the sector may experience a full-scale power outage in the months ahead.

A new Electric Mobility Canada report sorts through the noise to find out how and if EV shoppers will be affected by tariffs

Honda announced on Tuesday that it has postponed a $15-billion electric-vehicle project, citing market demand, and is shifting some production of its popular CR-V model intended for the U.S. market to its Ohio plant because of tariffs. The halted investment marks by far the biggest project delay yet in Canada as the outlook for EV growth softens.

Automakers lobby groups are likely to point to the sales figures as they push Mark Carney to scrap the EV mandate

Slower market demand, tariffs and evolving production strategies cited as some of the reasons why Honda is pausing its Canadian EV plans

As we reported last month, global sales of BEVs and PHEVs had already topped 4.1 million through the first three months of the year. Now, with April’s figures in, the total for the first four months stands at an impressive 5.6 million units, according to data from RhoMotion.

More than one in four cars sold worldwide in 2025 will be electric, according to the latest projections from the International Energy Agency, and will reach 40 per cent of all new cars by 2030.