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Originally Posted by rmay635703

EV is a compliance car, PHEV is limited availablility.

Cali is a big market as is carb so sales are fine but it means a flight or used example outside Carb.

Hyundai has a shortage of batteries for their EVs and PHEV's. With a limited number of vehicles available they are prioritizing their home market and EU countries like Norway. Even then, Hyundai / Kia sold far more plug-in vehicles then required by CARB in 2018. (7,883)

From Hyundai:

I asked them point-blank if the Niro EV would be produced in volumes only to meet California ZEV-compliance numbers. “We’re way beyond that,” said Koswoski. He said that Kia has plenty of zero-emissions credits and that it’s selling the car in Georgia, Texas, and Hawaii, which are not ZEV states. “Our plan for volume exceeds what we’re legally bound to sell,” he said.

At the same time, Koswoski said volume is globally constrained because Kia Motors America can’t get the desired allocation from the parent company. “The truth is that demand in other markets around the world is so strong,” he said. Kosowski explained that regulatory pressures, especially in Europe, dictate that countries such as Norway are a higher priority than the United States. “We have this conversation all the time with our leadership about how we need more cars.”
https://insideevs.com/details-kia-niro-ev-launch/

About Hyundai's battery shortage:

“In Hyundai’s home market of South Korea, where the IONIQ Electric has already become the best selling all-electric model, customers are now looking at wait times up to 4-5 months to get the car.”

“In the US, good luck finding hardly any in customer’s hands today (99 sold through May), let alone in dealer stock.”

“With 5,581 sales in South Korea though the end of April, and a waiting list a mile long at home, clearly Hyundai’s aim right now is to service its domestic market before refocusing on the rest of the world.”

“Thankfully, Hyundai is not only aware of the problem, but intends to remedy the situation somewhat with a 50% production boost from 1,200 a month to 1,800 a month.”

“Half of that production is ear-marked for South Korea (600 today, soon 900). The automaker says it will take until July at the earliest to see those extra EVs start to arrive, meaning for the rest of the world, the Ioniq Electric drought will likely continue until at least September.”

https://insideevs.com/lg-chem-cant-k...oniq-electric/