The primary registration of electric vehicles in Ukraine (new and used) in January-February of this year increased by 60 percent compared to the same period last year, to 482 units, in particular registration of used cars rose by 82percent, while that of new ones decreased by 19 percent, 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 percent, to 346 units, with the share of used cars standing at 96 percent.
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).
