Electric Cars Price New Zealand

Since 2016 electric car prices and models in nz have improved.

Electric cars price new zealand.

Electric cars here are mostly cheap used imported short range nissan leaf hatchbacks. Someone travelling the nz average of 12 500km every year would spend about 2500. Later leafs got bigger batteries and better ranges and are now the better choice. This ground breaking newcomer combines two of the fastest growing automotive trends zero emissions and electric motoring with bold and roomy suv style.

The census shows over half of new zealand households have two or more cars suggesting many could own a cheap electric car and keep a long distance fuel car. Mass produced electric cars have been on sale to the new zealand public since 2011 both new and as second hand imports. You might like to look for these cars on trademe motors. Second hand evs are imported from the uk and japan.

Even though evs can be more expensive to buy they re far cheaper to run and maintain than petrol cars. Many traditional brands such as nissan mitsubishi kia and toyota sell evs and hybrids but you can also opt for high end brands such as tesla volkswagen bmw or even porsche. Because evs need very little maintenance even one that has clocked 10k is almost like new. What electric cars are available in new zealand used and new.

Click here to compare evs total cost of ownership to fossil fuel powered vehicles. Electric vehicles are here now. If they were driving an electric car they d pay only about 500. In new zealand you can buy electric vehicles from a lot of traditional car dealerships.

To see how functional they are in day to day life the aa motoring services team got behind the wheel of two pure electric vehicles evs and the first long range e car available in new zealand. In the uk and japan evs get tax breaks and other financial incentives which are passed on to new zealand buyers. Electric vehicles were initially seen as being too expensive to purchase especially if buying new but we can now offer an ev to suit every budget.