EV Market
EV Market Stats 2025
Tracking the electric vehicle market in New Zealand.
July 2025
BEV Units this month
602
9.1% YoY
PHEV Units this month
762
231.3% YoY
BEV Market Share this month
5.4%
-0.8% YoY
This year vs. last year: what’s the difference in EV market share?
2025 YTD
Total sales by fuel type for current year
BEV market share
6.1% 4.3% in 2024
PHEV market share
5.6% 2.1% in 2024
Hybrid market share
31.7% 25.8% in 2024
Units sold (change vs last year)
BEV+51.8%
PHEV+184.0%
Hybrid+31.0%
Petrol-2.5%
Diesel-19.4%
Key Insights:
- Battery electric sales are stronger than 2024, but still face challenges.
- Significant increase in PHEV purchases.
- Steady growth in hybrid vehicle purchases.
What proportion of new vehicles sold each month are fully electric?
BEV Sales in New Zealand
New light vehicles
What proportion of new vehicles sold each month are plug-in hybrid or fully electric?
EV Sales in New Zealand
New light vehicles
What’s the market share of different fuel types?
Market Share by Fuel Type
New light vehicles in New Zealand
Key Insights:
- Electrified vehicles have maintained ~45% market share since late 2024.
- Pickup in plug-in hybrid purchases from 2025.
- Share of diesel vehicles remains unchanged.
Definitions
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle, PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid, Hybrid: electrified powertrain that cannot be charged externally. Only includes new light vehicles, does not include heavy commercial.
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle, PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid, Hybrid: electrified powertrain that cannot be charged externally. Only includes new light vehicles, does not include heavy commercial.
Sources
New light vehicle registrations from NZTA open data (does not include used imports).
New light vehicle registrations from NZTA open data (does not include used imports).
How many fully electric vehicles are there in New Zealand?
There are currently around 85,000 fully electric light vehicles (plus around 39,500 plug-in hybrids).
What percentage of the light vehicle fleet is electric?
BEV Percentage
1.91%
PHEV Percentage
0.88%
Total EV Percentage
2.79%
What's the difference between market share and percentage of fleet?
Market share is the percentage of new vehicle sales in a given period (e.g. month or year). Percentage of fleet is the total number of vehicles on the road, including all vehicles sold in previous years.
Market share can change quickly; the vehicle fleet takes decades to change - NZ has over 4.4 million light vehicles.
