The Post looks at the top five EV makers by market share in Hong Kong, and some of the models available in the city. Tesla The Palo Alto, California-based electric vehicle (EV) maker entered Hong Kong in May 2010 and set up a service centre the following year in September. Tesla is the top EV brand, with more than 40,000 vehicles registered in the city, representing 47 per cent of the 86,938 electric private cars, according to Transport Department figures from August 2017 to July 2024 compiled by the Post.

The rear wheel drive model of the five-seater sedan has a range of 513km, and as much as 629km for the long-range all-wheel drive model. The rear wheel drive can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 6.1 seconds, and 4.

4 seconds for the all-wheel drive model. Both can reach a top speed of 201km/h. The five-seater Model Y SUV can be ordered from Tesla’s website from HK$295,000.

The rear wheel drive has a range of 455km, while the long range all-wheel drive has a range of 533km. The rear wheel drive can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 6.9 seconds, and five seconds for the all-wheel drive model.

Both models have a top speed of 217km/h. BMW The German carmaker has the second largest share of the EV market at 10.9 per cent and nearly 10,000 electric private passenger vehicles registered in the city.

The i7 xDrive60 M sport edition starts from HK$2.48 million. The five-seater luxury sedan has a range of up to 625km.

It can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 4.7 seconds and has a t.