Toyota vaulted forward of competing manufacturers to ship probably the most automobiles eligible for the Incentives for Zero-Emission Automobiles (iZEV) program in April, largely due to a surge in shipments of its Rav4 plug-in hybrid. The automaker delivered 1,223 automobiles eligible for the federal rebate in April, its highest tally up to now this 12 months.

Tesla and Hyundai positioned a detailed second and third, respectively delivery 1,054 and 1,035 qualifying automobiles to Canadian prospects.

Chevrolet delivered 792 eligible Bolt EUVs in April, edging the 768 Mannequin 3s shipped by Tesla for the highest spot within the battery-electric phase.

Shipments of two newly eligible BEVs started in April. Hyundai delivered the primary of its qualifying Ioniq 6 fastback sedans, whereas Tesla minimize the beginning value of its Mannequin Y late within the month, giving the crossover entry to the iZEV program.

The introductory model of the Mannequin Y is imported from China and makes use of a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. It’s priced $10,000 cheaper than the long-range model of the crossover. Some higher-cost variations of the crossover additionally now qualify for the federal rebate due to this system’s pricing threshold for higher-cost variants.

Toyota’s Rav4 dethroned the Mitsubishi Outlander within the plug-in hybrid class in April, recording 910 eligible deliveries, in comparison with the Outlander’s 820. The Outlander has held the highest spot all through the primary quarter.

Qualifying shipments of different PHEVs remained sluggish through the month. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe positioned a distant third place with 279 eligible deliveries.

Deliveries of automobiles eligible for iZEV rebates fell to eight,045 in April, slipping from their all-time excessive in March.

Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia all posted declines in qualifying car volumes, with B.C. deliveries slipping practically 30 per cent through the month.