EV registrations rising fast

Electric vehicle registrations continue to soar in New Zealand, with November’s 465 contributing to a total 5804 national fleet size.

Used light EVs (332) make up the bulk of November registrations, latest Ministry of Transport figures show.

New light EV registrations during October and November are 135 and 131 respectively, the highest in this category over other months in the year.

That brings the total for all-electric new vehicles to 1207, while new light plug-in hybrids reached 1164. Used light electrics at 2986 comprise the bulk of the 5804 EV fleet.
All EV registrations this year have reached 3286 – 1170 more than last year’s 1516 total.

Auckland (2868) still dominates EV ownership, with Wellington (744) and Canterbury (702) following.

Japan is still the main country of origin for light used EVs with 661 registrations from there, the Nissan Leaf the most popular (512 registrations).