Mitsubishi eclipses BEVs with plug-in hybrid EV UPDATE

• Published date: 27 May 2023
• Publication title: New Zealand Herald, The (Auckland, New Zealand)

In the current supply constrained market environment, that might be as much to do with which ships have come in and when, rather than consumer trends. We might see more changes this month, as buyers adjust to the coming changes in the Clean Car Discount (which will reduce rebates on EVs and remove them from most non-plug-in hybrids), announced on May 12 and coming into effect on July 1

It’s clear that one model did the heavy lifting for PHEVs and EVs in general in April: the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV, which clocked up 284 registrations. Next was the BYD Atto 3 (184), followed by the Tesla Model Y. The only other...