Monthly Light Vehicle Registrations May 215 ISSN 1173-179
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Light vehicle registrations Monthly light vehicle registrations : May 215 The number of light vehicle registrations continue to be at very high levels following the resurgence in used imports, and record numbers of new registrations. 25, Monthly light vehicle registrations 2, 15, 1, 5, 21/1 211/1 212/1 213/1 214/1 215/1 New light passenger Used light pasenger New light commerical 3, Light vehicle rolling 12 month registrations 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Hybrid and electric vehicle registrations 21/1 211/1 212/1 213/1 214/1 New light vehicles Used light vehicles All lights The growth in the import of used conventional hybrids has brought the share of hybrid and electric vehicle registrations to around one percent of light vehicles in recent months. 1.6% Hybrid and electric vehicle share of monthly light vehicle registrations 1.4% 1.2% 1.%.8%.6%.4%.2%.% 21/1 211/1 212/1 213/1 214/1 215/1 Pure electric vehicles + plugins Used hybrid New hybrid Page 2 of 4
The introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the New Zealand market has boosted the registrations of electric vehicles significantly. They now make up.15% to.2% of light vehicle registrations..25% Electric vehicle share of monthly light vehicle registrations.2%.15%.1%.5%.% 21/1 211/1 212/1 213/1 214/1 215/1 Plug-in hybrid New electric Used electric The imports of used conventional hybrid vehicles continue to increase, as more of them are available in the Japanese used market now. Used hybrid registrations have now overtaken new hybrids. Hybrid registrations are just over 2 a year but only growing slowly. 25 Conventional hybrid rolling 12 month registrations 2 15 1 5 21/12 211/12 212/12 213/12 214/12 New hybrid Used hybrid All hybrids Electric vehicle sales increased significantly in early 214 following the introduction of the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid. The Outlander and the Nissan Leaf have made up most of the registrations. Audi and BMW models are the next biggest sellers. The rolling twelve month graph below shows electric light vehicle registrations were 378 for the year to May 215. The average monthly registrations in 215 have been 38, so registrations for the year may be 45-5. They were 325 in 214. 5 Electric light vehicle rolling 12 month registrations 4 3 2 1 21/12 211/12 212/12 213/12 214/12 All electrics Plug-in hybrid New+used electric New electric Used electric Page 3 of 4
The light electric fleet has now reached 66 vehicles. Forty five of these vehicles were manufactured in 25 or before. Some of those vehicles are conventional vehicles converted to electric, but some may be not be electric at all (wrongly recorded on the vehicle register). NZTA is checking their certification history in an attempt to clarify their status. 7 Light electrics in the fleet 6 5 4 3 2 1 13/1 13/4 13/7 13/1 14/1 14/4 14/7 14/1 15/1 15/4 New electric Used electric Plug-in hybrid Total Evs There are just over 12, conventional hybrids in the fleet. Registrations of used hybrid are increasing, but new hybrid sales are declining. 14, Light conventional hybrids in the fleet 12, 1, 8, 6, 4, 2, 13/1 13/4 13/7 13/1 14/1 14/4 14/7 14/1 15/1 15/4 New hybrid Used hybrid Total hybrids Page 4 of 4