The imiev and leaf are great cars to drive but unless you want to stop every 100km or so to plug the car in for a recharge they don t have the practicality necessary for open road use.
Electric cars nz cost.
We also stock new zealand s most popular plug in hybrid electric vehicle the mitsubishi outlander phev.
We ve searched through our rankings to find every battery electric car with a starting price under 50 000.
It features zero emissions and electric motoring with bold and roomy suv style along with an impressive 450km of pure ev driving range.
Inspect our wide range of new zealand s most popular ev the nissan leaf in 24 30 and 40 kwh and the e nv200 van.
Even though evs can be more expensive to buy they re far cheaper to run and maintain than petrol cars.
The all new kona electric is the first electric compact suv to land in nz.
An excellent town car with fantastic acceleration and a range of up to 260 km gen3.
However given that the average new zealand motorist travels around 35km per day they re ideal for city commuting.
Comparing the costs of electricity required to run an electric car versus the costs of gasoline to power a regular car is still an arcane science with many.
Someone travelling the nz average of 12 500km every year would spend about 2500.
With over 400km of pure ev driving range the kona ev will set a new standard in new zealand without compromising the design style and space that sets the kona apart from the crowd.
Electric cars here are mostly cheap used imported short range nissan leaf hatchbacks.
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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.
To top it off electric vehicles are cheaper to own over time due to better efficiency reasonable prices for electricity and minimal maintenance.
Not to mention acev has the biggest selection of bmw i3 s in the country.
Click here to compare evs total cost of ownership to fossil fuel powered vehicles.
This ground breaking newcomer combines two of the fastest growing automotive trends zero emissions and electric motoring with bold and roomy suv style.
If they were driving an electric car they d pay only about 500.
Hyundai kona electric elite 83 990 range 400km real world bmw i3s 85 900 range up to 260km real world model s standard range 134 800 wltp range 450km.