Article | Sep 11, 2026 | 5 min readGlobal EV sales reach 1.8 million units in August 2026Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, specialising in EV and battery supply chain research and insights, reports that 1.83 million electric vehicles (EVs) were sold globally in August 2026, bringing year-to-date (YTD) 2026 EV sales to 13.4 million. In August 2026, EV sales increased by 2% year-on-year (y-o-y).