Canadians are searching for EVs at a record pace, with over 3.4 million combined searches for the country’s top EV models from April 2025 to April 2026, according to a new report.
However, when it comes to what EVs people in Canada are searching for, the Tesla Model Y is leading the pack by over 250k with 728,000 searches.
According to this new report, the top EV models searched in Canada were:
- Tesla Model Y
- Tesla Cybertruck
- Subaru e-Outback
- Tesla Model 3
- Kia EV9
- Volkswagen ID.Buzz
- Nissan Leaf
- Kia EV6
- Cadillac Lyriq
- Tesla Model S
The report, completed by MoneySuperMarket, examined global Google searches for specific EV models and broke them down by country. In terms of global top brands, it is a two-horse race, with BYD and Tesla accounting for 6 of the top 10 most-searched EVs.
The top ten EV models searched globally are:
| Place | Model | Total Searches (Global) |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 25,176,020 |
| 2 | Tesla Model 3 | 16,837,120 |
| 3 | BYD Seal | 15,322,040 |
| 4 | Tesla Cybertruck | 12,118,080 |
| 5 | BYD Dolphin | 10,855,030 |
| 6 | Jeep Avenger | 10,802,260 |
| 7 | Porsche Taycan | 10,362,390 |
| 8 | BMW iX3 | 10,089,710 |
| 9 | Volvo EX30 | 9,567,140 |
| 10 | BYD Sealion 7 | 9,270,730 |
The report also examined EV adoption rates worldwide and assigned each country an index score out of 100. To calculate the index score, the report looked at:
- The total EV Sales Share in 2024
- Sales Share Growth in the segment year over year
- The EV Stock Share in 2024
- Chargers per 1,000 EVs
- Percentage of fast chargers
Norway topped the index with a score of 73.2, Denmark with 64.7, and China with 64.5 rounded out the top three. Sadly, not a single country in the Americas made the top 20.
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