For PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles), the top sellers were the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (2,705 units) following by its bigger sibling the Outlander (2,243 units) with the Chinese MG HS in third (647 units). These NEVs (new energy vehicles) drove a record year for new passenger cars and SUVs, rising a remarkable +77% over 2021. Full battery electric vehicle registrations were up +80% in December from the same month a year ago, and plug-in hybrid electric registrations rose +101% on the same basis. Overall, electric and hybrid vehicles accounted for 46% of registrations in December. But one thing is for certain, we are only months away from where NEV sales outpace ICE passenger vehicles.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 10, 2023 07:36 UTC