Hyundai closed out 2022 because the highest-volume model below the federal Incentives for Zero-Emission Automobiles (iZEV) program, eclipsing longtime chief Tesla, which had taken the highest spot in every of the earlier three years for the reason that program launched in 2019.

The Korean automaker bought 12,777 battery-electric and plug-in hybrid automobiles that certified for rebates from Ottawa over the 12-month stretch, with the Kona and Ioniq 5 making up the majority of these deliveries, in line with knowledge from Transport Canada.

Tesla completed 2022 in second place with 10,944 eligible deliveries. It slipped out of rivalry late within the yr as qualifying month-to-month shipments of its Mannequin 3 fell to low double digits.

No new orders of any of the U.S. EV maker’s automobiles certified for the iZEV program all through 2022, after a November 2021 worth enhance for its Mannequin 3 disqualified the sedan from this system. Tesla has been working by way of its backlog of orders for greater than a yr, however by December, eligible deliveries of the Mannequin 3 tallied solely 15.

Chevrolet got here in a distant third, delivering 5,718 automobiles that obtained iZEV incentives in 2022.

Regardless of new Tesla orders not qualifying for the iZEV program in 2022, the Mannequin 3 remained Canada’s most incentivized car final yr. The corporate shipped practically 11,000 eligible sedans to Canadian prospects, all of them ordered in 2021.

As 2023 will get below manner, the Mannequin 3 is poised to requalify for iZEV rebates. Tesla decreased the value of its lowest-cost mannequin to $54,990 from $61,980 Jan. 13, placing it slightly below the brink for eligibility.

Hyundai’s Kona and Ioniq 5 positioned second and third amongst eligible BEVs, with 5,361 and 4,812 deliveries, respectively.

The 2 variations of the Chevrolet Bolt spherical out the highest 5 BEV fashions for 2022, with qualifying EUV deliveries totaling 3,198, and Bolt hatchback shipments tallying 2,520.

Within the PHEV section, the Ford Escape saved its nostril forward with 2,939 eligible deliveries by way of 2022, edging its closest opponents by a number of hundred items.

The Jeep Wrangler 4xe, which certified for the iZEV program in April, got here second. The Stellantis model delivered 2,629 of the electrified Wranglers eligible for this system final yr.

Toyota’s Prius Prime, Chrysler’s Pacifica and Mitsubishi’s Outlander occupy the following three positions, with eligible deliveries of every respectively tallying 2,595, 1,984 and 1,591.

Ottawa handed out roughly $262 million in iZEV rebates in 2022. The incentives went towards Canadian purchases of 39,142 BEVs, 18,864 PHEVs, and 10 gas cell-electrics, in line with knowledge from Transport Canada.

Quebec accounted for greater than half of all eligible deliveries in 2022, with 30,533 qualifying automobiles discovering their technique to the province over the 12-month interval. British Columbia and Ontario positioned second and third, with 13,619 and 10,109 eligible deliveries, respectively.