Monthly Light
Vehicle Registrations
August 2015
ISSN 1173-1079
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Monthly light vehicle registrations : August 2015
Light vehicle registrations
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The number of light vehicle registrations continue to be at very high levels following the resurgence in used imports, and record
2
numbers of new registrations. The largest increase is in used import light passenger vehicles . The second graph below shows
that light commercial registrations have flattened off for the 12 months ending in July and August 2015.
Light vehicle rolling 12 month registrations
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2010/12
2011/12
2012/12
2013/12
2014/12
Registrations for the 12 months up to the indicated month
New light vehicles
160,000
Used light vehicles
All light vehicles
Light passenger and commercial vehicle rolling 12
month registrations
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
2010/12
2011/12
2012/12
2013/12
2014/12
Registrations for the 12 months up to the indicated month
New light passenger
Used light passenger
New light commerical
Used light commerical
Monthly light vehicle registrations
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2010/01
2011/01
2012/01
New light passenger
New light commerical
1
2
2013/01
2014/01
2015/01
Used light pasenger
Used light commerical
Light vehicles are cars, vans, utes and SUVs up to a Gross Vehicle Mass of 3500kg
Light vehicles are split into passenger (cars, SUVS) and commercial (vans and utes) vehicles by body type
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Hybrid and electric light vehicle registrations
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The growth in the import of used conventional hybrids has brought the share of hybrid and electric light vehicle registrations to
consistently around one percent of light vehicle registrations in recent months.
Hybrid and electric vehicle share of
monthly light vehicle registrations
1.6%
1.4%
1.2%
1.0%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2010/01
2012/01
2011/01
Pure electric vehicles + plugins
New conventional hybrid
2013/01
2014/01
2015/01
Used conventional hybrid
The introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the New Zealand market in early 2014 has boosted the registrations of
electric vehicles significantly. They now make up 0.15% to 0.20% of light vehicle registrations.
Electric vehicle share of
monthly light vehicle registrations
0.25%
0.20%
0.15%
0.10%
0.05%
0.00%
2010/01
2011/01
2012/01
2013/01
2014/01
2015/01
-0.05%
Plug-in hybrid
New electric
Used electric
Conventional hybrid registrations are just over 2000 a year and are growing slowly. The imports of used conventional hybrid
vehicles continue to increase, as more of them are available in the Japanese used market. Used conventional hybrid
registrations have overtaken new, and used registrations are increasing while new registrations are decreasing.
Conventional hybrid rolling 12 month registrations
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2010/12
2011/12
2012/12
2013/12
2014/12
Registrations for the 12 months upto the indicated month
New hybrid
3
Used hybrid
All hybrids
Pure electric vehicles (PEV) powered solely by battery, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) which are battery and engine powered.
They have a shorter electric range than PEVs (see the glossary on page 5)
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Electric vehicle sales increased significantly in early 2014 following the introduction of the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid.
The Outlander and the Nissan Leaf have made up most of the new registrations, and Leafs have made up most of the used
imports. Audi and BMW models are the next biggest selling new light electric vehicles.
The electric vehicle numbers in this report now exclude Loyds Paxters (see http://www.loydspaxster.com/). They are a
lightweight delivery vehicle, and substitute for NZ Post bicycles rather than conventional vehicles. There were 3 in the fleet at
the end of May 2015 that were included in that report, and 10 more were registered in June 2015.
The rolling twelve month graph below shows electric light vehicle registrations were 419 for the year to August 2015. The 12
month rolling number of new pure electric registrations has flattened off at 50 a year (see the first graph below). The average
monthly light electric vehicle registrations up to August 2015 have been 38 but have varied significantly, so registrations for the
2015 year may be 450-550. They were 322 in 2014.
Electric light vehicle rolling 12 month registrations
500
400
300
200
100
0
2010/12
2011/12
2012/12
2013/12
2014/12
Registrations for the 12 months upto the indicated month
All electrics
Plug-in hybrid
New electric
Used electric
New+used electric
The light electric fleet has now reached 773 vehicles.
Light electrics in the fleet
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
13/01 13/04 13/07 13/10 14/01 14/04 14/07 14/10 15/01 15/04 15/07
New electric
Plug-in hybrid
Used electric
Total Evs
There are 12,900 conventional hybrids in the fleet. The new conventional hybrid fleet is not growing as much as it was due to
the drop in new registrations, but the used conventional hybrid fleet is now growing faster than it used to. The last graph on the
previous page shows the rolling 12 month new and used conventional hybrid registrations.
Light conventional hybrids in the fleet
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
13/01 13/04 13/07 13/10 14/01 14/04 14/07 14/10 15/01 15/04 15/07
New hybrid
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Used hybrid
Total hybrids
Glossary
Electric light vehicles (EV)
Electric vehicles are either pure electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles as defined
below.
Pure electric vehicle (PEV)
PEVs derive their power solely from the electricity grid, via their rechargeable battery
packs and do not have an internal combustion engine. They are also know as Battery
Electric Vehicles (BEV).
Examples include the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla models. The Nissan Leaf has a range of
about 120 km between recharges, and the Tesla models as much as 500 km.
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
PHEVs derive their power either from the electricity grid via their rechargeable battery
packs or their internal combustion engine. These vehicles have a shorter range using
only stored electric energy than PEVs but a greater overall range through use of their
internal combustion engine. These are also known as Range Extended Electric Vehicles.
Examples include the Mitsubishi Outlander, Audi A3, BMW i series and General Motors
Volt.
Conventional hybrid vehicle
Conventional hybrids combine a conventional internal combustion engine with an
electric propulsion system. Their energy is derived from the fuel they burn and
regenerative braking. They do not use electricity from the electricity grid.
Examples include the Toyota Prius, Toyota Camry and Lexus H series.
Ute
A passenger vehicles with a cargo tray in the rear.
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