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Japan's Obayashi Corporation and Australian lender Infradebt are backing Lightyears' pipeline of more than 300MW of solar and battery projects across New Zealand.
Manufacturer offers from the NZ Autocar price database. Each model page says whether on-road costs are included; confirm with the dealer.
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Rewiring Aotearoa and Drive Electric want the next government to assess a pre-tax EV leasing scheme within 100 days. Neither National nor Labour has said whether it would.
Tesla wants Australia to fast-track its autonomous vehicle law by two years and back a driverless trial in 2027. New Zealand law, meanwhile, does not require a car to have a driver.
New Zealand registered a record 1791 new plug-in hybrids and 1540 new EVs in October. The GWM Ora 5 led battery electric models and the Toyota RAV4 led plug-in hybrids.
ARENA is backing REVS2, a JET Charge-led project putting up to 130 EVs and bidirectional chargers into the ACT Government fleet to test the business case for vehicle-to-grid.
XPeng’s L05 mid-size SUV, offered as an EV or range-extender, has gone on sale in China and is expected in New Zealand in the first quarter of 2027.
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