Hyundai has taken a commanding lead within the race to develop into the highest-volume model beneath the federal Incentives for Zero-Emission Automobiles (iZEV) program for 2022. The corporate posted one other month of robust shipments in November, whereas eligible deliveries from its closest competitor, Tesla, slowed to a trickle.

The Kona and Ioniq 5 battery-electric crossovers powered Hyundai to 891 qualifying deliveries throughout the month, bringing its complete via the primary 11 months of 2022 to 12,166 automobiles.

Eligible deliveries of the Tesla Mannequin 3, meantime, have practically dried up. The electrical-vehicle maker shipped simply 44 qualifying sedans in November, roughly half the 82 it delivered in October, and a fraction of the 1,116 Mannequin 3s handed to prospects in September. Tesla has delivered 10,937 eligible Mannequin 3s for the reason that begin of 2022.  All had been ordered previous to Nov. 23, 2021, after which a worth improve pushed the Mannequin 3 above the edge for iZEV eligibility.

Basic Motors shipped 421 qualifying Chevrolet Bolt EVs, plus 255 of its bigger Bolt EUV crossovers in November. The 676 mixed deliveries throughout the month helped the model preserve third place within the complete iZEV tally for 2022. Chevrolet has delivered 5,151 automobiles that fall beneath the motivation program this 12 months.

Although properly in need of the leaders, Polestar continues to climb the rankings. It delivered 298 eligible Polestar 2s in November, upping the mannequin’s 2022 complete to 1,110. The upstart model has ramped up shortly, with qualifying shipments of the two first climbing into triple digits in July.

Toyota additionally hit a milestone in late November. The Japanese automaker delivered its first iZEV-eligible battery-electric automobile. Toyota has certified just for the hybrid phase of this system beforehand, however handed over the keys to the primary 10 qualifying bZ4X crossovers in November.

Plug-in hybrids from three automakers head into the ultimate month of 2022 in a detailed race for the class’s year-end prime spot.

Jeep delivered 335 eligible fashions of its Wrangler 4xe in November, boosting its qualifying shipments for the 12 months to 2,401. Toyota added to the Prius Prime’s 2022 tally of two,473 with 322 eligible deliveries final month. The Ford Escape PHEV, nonetheless, has saved its nostril forward. The U.S. automaker shipped 302 qualifying Escape PHEVs in November for a complete of two,710 year-to-date.

The federal authorities awarded incentives to five,173 ZEVs in November, up from 4,868 a month earlier.

Provincially, Quebec continued to prepared the ground with 2,897 deliveries, whereas Ontario edged into the second place, notching 992 eligible shipments in comparison with British Columbia’s 892.