EVs pass 18,000

Electric vehicle registrations hit 18,186 in November – up 554 on the previous month.

That’s more than 2000 past the 16,000 EV target set for the end of this year to achieve 64,000 EVs on our roads by the end of 2021.

But the rate of increase is insufficient to reach the 20,000 milestone by December 31.

Used light pure electrics lead the charge with 9987 registrations up 253 on October’s 9734 recorded by the Ministry of Transport.

New light pure electrics come in at 3698 – 145 up on October’s 3553. That figure may well be boosted early next year by more expected Tesla Model 3 deliveries, the Model 3 leading the list in that category for November with 52 sales.

For the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) category, new light PHEVs lead the way with 2844 registrations in November, up 82 on the previous month’s 2762.

Used light PHEVs reached 1488 – 68 more than October’s 1420 registrations.

Heavy EVs continue their slow climb, up six on October to 169 registrations in November.