Hyundai tops June EV sales

Hyundai sold the most new EVs in June 2024, although the Tesla Model 3 was the top seller with 67 units registered out of a total 618 battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

Newly released figures show the Hyundai Kona was next on 63, with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 on 41 – just behind the BYD Atto 3’s 47 and just ahead of the Tesla Model Y (40).

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 sold 27 units and the Hyundai Ioniq 11 in June 2024 to help Hyundai to 142 new EVs sold.

Others listed in EVDB.NZ’s June top 10 include the BYD Dolphin (24), the Volkswagen ID.4 (19), Ford Mustang Mach-E (17), Volvo EX30 (16), Jaguar I-Pace (13), Cupra Born (10) and the Polestar 2 and Kia EV6 with nine each.

EVDB.NZ reckons 318 new plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) also sold last month.

About 12.4% of New Zealand’s new passenger cars sold in June were EVs (including PHEVs) – down from 27.2% for all of 2023, it says.

More on EVs can be found on the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) website.