New Zealand achieves EV target five months early

The New Zealand Government has achieved its 2017 electric vehicle (EV) registrations target five months early, Transport Minister Simon Bridges and Energy and Resources Minister Judith Collins have announced. Currently around 200 EVs are registered monthly, with a total of 4,027 EVs now registered in New Zealand. If registrations continue to increase, the Government says it will be on track to meet its target of 64,000 EVs registered in New Zealand by the end of 2021. In May 2016, the Government announced i
July 27, 2017 Read time: 1 min
The New Zealand Government has achieved its 2017 electric vehicle (EV) registrations target five months early, Transport Minister Simon Bridges and Energy and Resources Minister Judith Collins have announced.


Currently around 200 EVs are registered monthly, with a total of 4,027 EVs now registered in New Zealand. If registrations continue to increase, the Government says it will be on track to meet its target of 64,000 EVs registered in New Zealand by the end of 2021.

In May 2016, the Government announced its Electric Vehicles Programme, a wide ranging package of measures to encourage the uptake of EVs in New Zealand. The target is to double the fleet each year, reaching 64,000 EV registrations by the end of 2021.

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