EV Market Share by Region

How is market share increasing across the different regions in NZ?

What is market share?

The percentage of light vehicles registered each month that are EVs.

This includes passenger cars and light goods vehicles (such as utes and vans under 3,500 kg).

An EV is a vehicle that can be charged externally (BEV or PHEV).

2022 market share ranked by town

Towns in NZ ranked by EV market share. Shows the number of units of BEVs, PHEVs, and all light vehicles registered in the year.

TownMarket ShareBEVPHEVALL
Waiheke Island34.1﹪6013214
Arrowtown24﹪219125
Waikanae23.9﹪7848527
Upper Moutere23.7﹪2614169
Albany23.6﹪7916403
Wellington23.1﹪15067879924
Greytown23﹪2113148
West Melton21.5﹪188121
Kaukapakapa21.4﹪1911140
Silverdale20.6﹪8539601
Pegasus20.4﹪2521226
Orewa20.3﹪6934507
Otaki20﹪3625305
Raglan19.9﹪2511181
Ohope18.6﹪148118
Whangaparaoa18.4﹪11253899
Lincoln18.4﹪6631528
Featherston18.3﹪165115
Prebbleton17.8﹪2814236
Paraparaumu17.3﹪125671108
Warkworth16.9﹪7730633
Takaka16.2﹪136117
Havelock North16.1﹪6440645
Oxford16﹪195150
Ohaupo16﹪195150
Red Beach15.4﹪2813266
Wanaka15.4﹪7940774
Kumeu15.3﹪4420417
Waipu15.1﹪1212159
Queenstown15.1﹪102871248
Porirua15﹪2261382432
Taupo14.7﹪205771918
Pokeno14.5﹪4717442
Mangawhai14.3﹪199196
Amberley14﹪199200
Katikati13.4﹪3717402
Whangarei13.3﹪2601433035
Rolleston13.2﹪135751591
Wellsford13﹪197200
Upper Hutt13﹪132691542
Snells Beach12.9﹪103101
Omokoroa12.9﹪1214202
Leeston12.9﹪179201
Waimauku12.6﹪134135
Helensville12.4﹪1511209
Waiuku12.3﹪4020488
Cambridge12.2﹪91441109
Darfield12﹪196209
Opotiki11.9﹪1216235
Picton11.8﹪163161
Cromwell11.8﹪3024459
Te Kauwhata11.8﹪137169
Kerikeri11.7﹪2731497
Wakefield11.7﹪127163
Manukau11.5﹪388399
Carterton11.5﹪2212295
One Tree11.4﹪111105
Nelson11.2﹪1671112490
Dunedin11.2﹪2871784148
Tuakau11.1﹪2112298
Motueka11﹪2215337
Lower Hutt11﹪3741885092
Kaiwaka10.9﹪102110
Auckland10.8﹪85502996106794
Rangiora10.8﹪91491298
Papakura10.7﹪122701799
Kaiapoi10.7﹪5927802
Whangamata10.7﹪813197
Bulls10.6﹪66113
Inglewood10.6﹪129198
Thames10.6﹪2815406
Whitianga10.6﹪2111301
Ngaruawahia10.5﹪1011200
Drury10.4﹪225259
Tauranga10.4﹪3402195380
Geraldine10.2﹪1011205
Woodend10.2﹪79157
Mosgiel10.2﹪3233639
Martinborough9.8﹪91102
New Plymouth9.7﹪1661162908
Ashhurst9.6﹪67136
Kaikohe9.6﹪1010209
Turangi9.6﹪58136
Papamoa9.5﹪67411132
Hikurangi9.5﹪46105
Kamo9.4﹪82106
Hamilton8.9﹪77631312235
Christchurch8.8﹪178275928740
Marton8.4﹪136227
Waitara8.4﹪611202
Masterton8.2﹪53511270
Pukekohe8.1﹪101571957
Napier8﹪149943034
Richmond8﹪4430922
Rotorua7.5﹪137562557
Levin7.5﹪4025871
Te Awamutu7.5﹪4132970
Lyttelton7.3﹪112178
Dargaville7.3﹪511220
Mount Maunganui7.2﹪94291697
Te Puke7.2﹪2828775
Foxton7.1﹪38156
Palmerston North7.1﹪1561424175
Taupiri7.1﹪53113
Whakatane7﹪44281028
Alexandra6.9﹪148320
Stratford6.9﹪1113347
Whanganui6.8﹪65581800
Kaitaia6.8﹪1016385
Matamata6.8﹪1812440
Feilding6.7﹪2623733
Blenheim6.6﹪50431402
Kaikoura6.5﹪55155
Hastings6.3﹪79702383
Morrinsville6.3﹪2417650
Waimate6.1﹪77229
Waipukurau6.1﹪95228
North Shore6﹪43116
Takanini5.9﹪58201333
Hawera5.9﹪1517538
Westport5.9﹪74188
Greymouth5.8﹪1216484
Oamaru5.7﹪1725741
Kawerau5.6﹪43125
Riverton5.6﹪43125
Timaru5.5﹪33491487
Huntly5.5﹪97293
Reporoa5.3﹪42114
Te Kuiti5.2﹪46192
Ashburton5.1﹪40361478
Pahiatua5.1﹪24118
Balclutha5﹪411301
Te Aroha5﹪76261
Temuka4.9﹪65225
Gisborne4.9﹪21531522
Waipawa4.8﹪51126
Wairoa4.8﹪14105
Waihi4.7﹪55212
Putaruru4.4﹪44183
Tokoroa4.4﹪68318
Taumarunui4.3﹪24140
Invercargill4.3﹪56662866
Winton4.2﹪54215
Dannevirke4.1﹪57293
Paeroa3.4﹪18265
Hokitika3.4﹪43207
Gore3.1﹪99585
Te Anau2.8﹪22141
Rakaia2.7﹪40147
Otorohanga2.5﹪32203
Papatoetoe0.3﹪02595

Criteria

Only towns with more than 100 vehicles registered within the period are shown. Note that “town” is a free text field on the registration form. There has been some cleansing to assist in consolidating erroneous data.