EV registrations take a slight dip

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Overall registrations of electric vehicles (EVs) in July were down slightly on June – but don’t stress, it’s easily explainable!

Combined new and used registrations totalled 282 vehicles, boosted by the used import market breaking 200 units for the first time.

New registrations did not fare as well with 66 the worst total in three months.

But that’s understandable, with both Tesla and Hyundai beginning volume deliveries in May and June, on top of Paxster deliveries for NZ Post’s fleet.

The EV fleet broke the 4000-mark easily during July with 4214 plug-in vehicles on the road.

This years government target passed after only seven months.

That figure consisted of 917 new and 1973 used pure electric vehicles, 1014 new and 236 used plug-in hybrids, and 74 heavy vehicles.
The Hyundai Ioniq was the most popular new BEV for the month on 12, just one ahead of the Tesla Model X.

Tesla’s Model S was third on nine, with the Renault Kangoo, Renault Zoe, Volkswagen eGolf and BMW i3 recording one vehicle each.
In new plug-in hybrids, the Mitsubishi Outlander lead on 16, followed by the BMW i-range – statistics don’t distinguish the specific model – on six.

A new model – the Mini Countryman – appeared in third with four registrations.

The Nissan Leaf remains – by far – New Zealand’s most popular electric car, with 152 used imports hitting the road in July.

The Renault Zoe was second on seven, thanks to a shipment of near-new cars from the United Kingdom.
It was tied with the Nissan E-NV200 also on seven, mostly made up by new entrants to the Foodstuffs fleet.
Next was the BMW i3 on four and the Kia Soul on three.