The number of battery electric vehicle claims in the U.S. dropped for the first time in the second quarter by 7%, coinciding with a 6% year-over-year reduction in new BEV purchases, a new report shows.
The report from Mitchell also shows claims for mild hybrid electric vehicle continue to rise, reaching roughly 5% in the U.S. and 4% in Canada, a jump of 2% and 9% respectively over the previous quarter and 21% and 29% over the previous year.
Mitchell’s latest Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report for the second quarter examines the decrease in collision