EV registrations rising fast

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Electric vehicle registrations continue to soar in New Zealand, with the 465 registered in November contributing to a total national fleet of 5804.

Used light EVs (332) made up the bulk of last month’s registrations, latest Ministry of Transport figures show.

New light EV registrations during October and November were 135 and 131 respectively, the highest in this category over other months in the year.

That brought the total for all-electric new vehicles to 1207 and new light plug-in hybrids to 1164.

Used light electrics at 2986 comprise the bulk of the 5804 EV fleet.

Total EV registrations this year have reached 3286 – 1170 more than last year’s 1516 total.

Auckland (2868) still dominates EV ownership, with Wellington (744) and Canterbury (702) following.

Japan is still the main country of origin for light used EVs with 661 registrations from there. The Nissan Leaf was the most popular (512 registrations).

Biggest month ever for i3

The BMW i3 hit the top of the new EV market in November with a huge haul of 43 vehicles, many destined for the YooGo shared fleet project in Canterbury.

Hyundai’s Ioniq was second on 17, followed by the Tesla Model X and S on 14 each. Seven Volkswagen eGolfs were also sold.
In plug-ins, the Mitsubishi Outlander led with 20 vehicles. Three each of the Hyundai Ioniq and Mini Countryman were also registered.

Over on used yards, the Nissan Leaf continues to arrive in astounding volumes – 243 got their number plates in November.
The Nissan E-NV200 was second most popular battery electric vehicle on 19, followed by the BMW i3 on 12.

In plug-ins, the Mitsubishi Outlander and Toyota Prius tied for top spot on 18.