EV registrations pass 15k
The new Nissan Leaf is due here this month.
Electric vehicle registrations climbed to 15,421 in July – up 550 on June.
That’s still a steady increase, although below the 638 and 567 rises respectively for the previous two months, Ministry of Transport registration figures show.
And it’s well on track to meet the 16,000 EV target by the end of this year, with the goal a doubling of EVs every year to get 64,000 on our roads by 2021.
Used light pure EVs like the popular Nissan Leaf (319) again led the charge, the category rising 335 from June’s 8523 to July’s 8858.
New light pure EVs followed on 2710 for July – up 75 on June’s 2625.
And new light plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) reached 2466 registrations, an increase of 60 on June’s 2406.
Used light PHEVs totalled 1245 in July, up 68 on June’s 1177.
Two more heavy EVs were added to the fleet for the month, bringing that category to 142 in July.
Auckland continues to lead the country in EV uptake with 7057 registrations, followed by Canterbury on 2236 and Wellington on 1987.
It’s uncertain whether some prospective EV customers are waiting for the introduction of potential rebates under the Government’s proposed ‘clean car discount’ or feebate scheme.
Submissions on that and the ‘clean car standard’ close on August 20, many submitters likely to urge the Government to get a wriggle on introducing feebates which reward buyers of low and zero emission vehicles while penalising gas guzzlers.
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