Electric Vehicle Sales Down 27 Percent in New Zealand

Less than one in four cars registered over the past few months have been electric.
Electric Vehicle Sales Down 27 Percent in New Zealand
View of a sign indicating a charging station in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 19, 2022. Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via Getty Images
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The number of New Zealanders willing to shift to an electric vehicle (EV) has sharply declined over the past three months, with less than one in four new cars leaving the lots being electric, posing a significant challenge for the government in meeting its climate targets.

Data from the Motor Industry Association (MIA) for the March period shows a significant decline in new EV Sales compared to March of the previous year.

Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.