Demand for electric vehicles has increased sharply in Ukraine
11 September 2024 02:21
In August, 6,445 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) were added to the Ukrainian car fleet, up 68% from August last year. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Ukravtoprom.
It is noted that the share of new cars in BEV registrations was 18%, the same as last year.
The bulk of electric vehicles registered during the month were passenger cars – 6302 units (new – 1159 units, used – 5143 units).
Out of 143 commercial electric vehicles, only five were new.
The TOP 5 new electric vehicles of the month are:
- BYD Song Plus – 174 units;
- Honda M-NV – 169 units;
- Volkswagen ID.4 – 147 units;
- Zeekr 001 – 107 units;
- Nissan Ariya – 83 units.
TOP 5 used electric vehicles registered in Ukraine for the first time:
- Nissan Leaf – 658 units;
- Tesla Model Y – 588 units;
- Tesla Model 3 – 561 units;
- Hyundai Kona – 308 units;
- Volkswagen e-Golf – 289 units.
In total, since the beginning of the year, more than 35.6 thousand units of vehicles with battery power sources have been registered in Ukraine for the first time, including: 20% new and 80% used.
As a reminder, the European Union has imposed tough temporary duties on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles.
The duty rates range from 17.4% to 37.6%, depending on the manufacturer. SAIC Motor Corp. (MG manufacturer) will face the highest duty of 37.6%. Geely (owner of Volvo Car AB) and BYD Co. will receive additional fees of 19.9% and 17.4%, respectively. Other electric vehicle manufacturers in China that cooperated with the investigation will face a weighted average duty of 20.8%. Companies that did not co-operate will face an additional 37.6% duty.
Most of the new electric vehicles imported to Ukraine came from China.
