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UKRAINIAN MARKET OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES CONTINUES TO GROW DUE TO USED CARS

7 March , 2018  

The primary registration of electric vehicles in Ukraine (new and used) in January-February of this year increased by 60% compared to the same period last year, to 482 units, in particular registration of used cars rose by 82%, while that of new ones decreased by 19%, the Ukrautoprom association has reported.
Traditionally, the leader of the primary market of electric cars in the two months was Nissan Leaf, whose sales increased by 32%, to 346 units, with the share of used cars standing at 96%.
BMW i3 ranked second with a significant margin (by 316 units) with 30 registered cars (six times more), including 18 used vehicles.
Tesla Model S ranked third among the top three most popular electric cars in the Ukrainian market with 20 cars registered, including 14 used vehicles.
The association notes that in January-February there were models of electric cars in the market that replenished the Ukrainian fleet with exclusively new cars, namely Hyundai Ioniq (7 cars), Tesla Model X (4 cars), and Chevrolet Volt (2 cars).