Hybrid SUVs Jumped to 49% of Sales in a Month, EVs Cut in Half — Why the Sudden Flip?

New SUV registrations tell a strange story: hybrids went from about a quarter of SUV sales in July to basically half in August, while EVs fell from roughly 28% to just 14% in the same window. The common explanation is the May change to loan-to-value limits — lower financing now pushes buyers toward hybrids that hold resale value and don't carry battery-replacement anxiety, while an EV feels riskier when you're putting down less cash. The other side says this is just noise: a few large fleet or corporate orders can swing a single month's SUV numbers, and people who already committed to EVs and home charging aren't switching back over one bad month of approvals. Which story matches what you're actually seeing — are hybrid SUVs genuinely easier to get leasing approval for right now, or did dealers simply have more hybrid stock to push? If you bought or leased an SUV in the last few months, what made you choose hybrid, EV or petrol, and what down payment and interest rate did you end up with? මාසෙකින් හයිබ්‍රිඩ් SUV විකුණුම් දෙගුණයක් වෙද්දී EV විකුණුම් අඩක් වුණා - ඇයි මේ හදිසි වෙනස?