Some of the headlines about electric vehicles lately might give the impression that the market is headed for a crash. But new data shows electric vehicle sales are still growing in Canada, and have hit a record high.

More than 65,000 new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) — meaning battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric — were registered in the second quarter of this year, according to Statistics Canada. That's equal to 12.9 per cent of all vehicle registrations. Over the same period five years…