Global electric-vehicle demand showed wide regional divergences in July, with Europe, China and parts of Latin America extending gains while the United States’ largest market lost momentum ahead of the looming phase-out of federal incentives. In China, new-energy vehicles captured 44.3 % of first-half light-vehicle sales, according to the China Machinery Industry Federation. Market leader BYD saw its first monthly delivery decline of 2025 amid an intensifying domestic price war, yet still sold about 2.1 million vehicles worldwide this year, dominating markets from Thailand to Brazil. Nio reported 21,017 July deliveries, up 2.5 % from a year earlier, helped by its newer Onvo and Firefly marques. Europe’s transition stayed on track. Battery-electric and plug-in hybrids accounted for 29 % of new-car registrations across the region last month, industry data show. In France, plug-ins reached 24.0 % of the market; Renault’s 5 E-Tech led national sales with 2,033 units, ahead of BMW’s iX1 and Tesla’s Model Y. Hyundai, which has just launched the compact Inster in Europe, said its global electrified sales jumped 50 % year-on-year in July, including 5,818 Ioniq 5s in the U.S. The Americas painted a mixed picture. Colombia logged a record 1,565 new EV registrations in July, lifting year-to-date sales 179 % to 8,859 units. By contrast, California registered 100,671 electric vehicles in the second quarter, leaving zero-emission market share at 21.6 %, down from 25.1 % late last year. Analysts cited buyer caution over a 7,500-dollar federal tax credit that expires on 30 September and uncertainty around new tariffs. Taken together, the figures suggest that while electrification continues to gather pace globally, local pricing battles, policy shifts and incentive schedules are creating sharp short-term swings in demand.