EV Market Stats 2025

Tracking the electric vehicle market in New Zealand.

May 17, 2025       17 min read
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The number of EVs in NZ has grown considerably since 2021. A rebate scheme, a growing selection of EV models, and favourable pricing for entry-level vehicles led to increased uptake in 2022-2023.

In 2024, EV market share decreased. The ending of rebates and the implementation of road taxes (matching diesel vehicle rates) contributed to a decline in demand. In 2025, EV share has remained unchanged.

How many fully electric vehicles are there in New Zealand?

As of the end of April 2025, there are around 82,500 fully electric light vehicles (plus around 37,300 plug-in hybrids).

BEVs in New Zealand

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Percentage of light vehicle fleet

What proportion of new vehicles registered each month are fully electric?

There was a surge of BEV (battery electric vehicle) registrations in the final quarter of 2023 (due to the ending of an incentive scheme). Since then, market share has remained more consistent but has decreased.

Explore market share of new passenger cars (interactive) →

How many plug-in vehicles are there in New Zealand?

NZTA defines an EV as either fully electric (BEV) or plug-in hybrid (PHEV). Both vehicle types can be propelled by externally charged electricity.

Both kinds of vehicles have shown significant growth since 2019. Although there are more fully electric vehicles on the roads than PHEVs, the share of PHEVs among plug-in vehicles has grown marginally faster.

Plug-in EVs in New Zealand

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Percentage of light vehicle fleet

What proportion of new vehicles sold monthly are plug-in hybrid or fully electric?

How is the light vehicle fleet made up?

If the vehicle fleet were represented by 100 vehicles, it would look like this.

NZ light vehicle fleet

Drill down into market share of all light vehicles →

Which manufacturer saw the highest BEV registrations this month?

April 2025
POLESTAR
94
BYD
89
KIA
58
TESLA
39
BMW
28
HONDA
20
MERCEDES-BENZ
19
LDV
17
MINI
15
MG
14
GEELY
11
TOYOTA
10

New BEVs registered in New Zealand - including passenger cars, vans, and utes (source NZTA).

Most popular EVs in New Zealand →

2025 YTD YTD change
BYD
359
+133%
TESLA
303
-32%
POLESTAR
281
+941%
KIA
193
+222%
BMW
159
+39%
MERCEDES-BENZ
144
+112%
MG
91
-6%
MINI
90
+4400%
LDV
68
+240%
TOYOTA
65
+67%
LEXUS
63
+688%
GWM
42
+4100%

New BEVs registered in New Zealand including passenger cars, vans, and utes (source NZTA). Year-to-date (YTD) represents total registrations for the current calendar year. YTD change shows the percentage increase or decrease compared to the same period last year.

— Research, charting, and writing by James Foster

See methodology and data sources.