Electric cars here are mostly cheap used imported short range nissan leaf hatchbacks.
Electric cars price new zealand.
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In the uk and japan evs get tax breaks and other financial incentives which are passed on to new zealand buyers.
These tend to sit in the high teens to low 30s in terms of price with the current generation car here as a new.
What electric cars are available in new zealand used and new.
Even though evs can be more expensive to buy they re far cheaper to run and maintain than petrol cars.
Because evs need very little maintenance even one that has clocked 10k is almost like new.
The all new kona electric is the first electric compact e suv has arrived in new zealand.
Electric vehicles are here now.
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Since 2016 electric car prices and models in nz have improved.
In new zealand you can buy electric vehicles from a lot of traditional car dealerships.
Someone travelling the nz average of 12 500km every year would spend about 2500.
Mass produced electric cars have been on sale to the new zealand public since 2011 both new and as second hand imports.
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.
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.
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.
Click here to compare evs total cost of ownership to fossil fuel powered vehicles.
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.
