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 commercial vehicles (such as utes and vans under 3,500 kg).

An EV is a vehicle that can be charged externally – battery electric (BEV) or plug-in hybrid (PHEV).

2024 market share ranked by town

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

TownRegionMarket ShareBEVPHEVALL
Waiheke IslandAuckland14.5﹪106110
WellingtonWellington10.4﹪3672095552
WainuiAuckland9.9﹪92111
Red BeachAuckland8.6﹪143197
PoriruaWellington8.4﹪54501234
WaikanaeWellington8.3﹪184266
AlbanyAuckland8.2﹪155244
LincolnCanterbury8.2﹪2110379
LytteltonCanterbury7.8﹪71103
WaimaukuAuckland6.9﹪70102
Havelock NorthHawke's Bay6.5﹪148341
WarkworthAuckland6.3﹪1111350
KumeuAuckland6.2﹪79257
PrebbletonCanterbury6﹪36149
AucklandAuckland5.9﹪2665131468014
OmokoroaBay of Plenty5.9﹪54153
NelsonNelson5.8﹪51251311
QueenstownOtago5.7﹪2730993
ParaparaumuWellington5.7﹪2510612
ChristchurchCanterbury5.5﹪52229914911
WhangaparaoaAuckland5.3﹪216509
OrewaAuckland5﹪79323
RollestonCanterbury5﹪3116947
ThamesWaikato4.8﹪86290
OtakiWellington4.8﹪62166
SilverdaleAuckland4.7﹪133338
WoodendCanterbury4.7﹪24129
WanakaOtago4.7﹪157473
PegasusCanterbury4.6﹪41109
HelensvilleAuckland4.4﹪42135
MotuekaTasman4.4﹪44180
RangioraCanterbury4.3﹪1813721
Mount MaunganuiBay of Plenty4.1﹪25241200
DunedinOtago4.1﹪59562800
HamiltonWaikato3.9﹪1571517843
RaglanWaikato3.9﹪22102
TaupoWaikato3.9﹪29101001
KerikeriNorthland3.8﹪55264
WaiukuAuckland3.7﹪74294
CromwellOtago3.7﹪28268
MosgielOtago3.7﹪58352
HaweraTaranaki3.7﹪112354
Lower HuttWellington3.7﹪75493352
TakaniniAuckland3.6﹪218795
NgaruawahiaWaikato3.6﹪32139
TaurangaBay of Plenty3.5﹪58442955
Palmerston NorthManawatu-whanganui3.5﹪60362754
New PlymouthTaranaki3.5﹪40221755
KatikatiBay of Plenty3.4﹪45263
AlexandraOtago3.4﹪25206
CambridgeWaikato3.4﹪1310685
TuakauWaikato3.4﹪80238
Upper HuttWellington3.4﹪2111953
PukekoheAuckland3.2﹪24171290
KaiapoiCanterbury3.2﹪104444
TimaruCanterbury3.2﹪1911929
FoxtonManawatu-whanganui3.2﹪31124
CartertonWellington3.2﹪42187
OamaruOtago3.1﹪77456
RichmondTasman3.1﹪1010645
Te AwamutuWaikato3.1﹪1010646
RotoruaBay of Plenty3﹪38111609
RakaiaCanterbury3﹪12100
WhangareiNorthland2.9﹪27281892
Te KauwhataWaikato2.9﹪40140
AshburtonCanterbury2.8﹪1016924
OxfordCanterbury2.8﹪30106
GeraldineCanterbury2.7﹪03112
PapakuraAuckland2.6﹪16231502
OpotikiBay of Plenty2.6﹪22153
NapierHawke's Bay2.6﹪25231816
HuntlyWaikato2.6﹪32193
OhaupoWaikato2.6﹪21116
PapamoaBay of Plenty2.4﹪127790
HastingsHawke's Bay2.4﹪15271727
MartonManawatu-whanganui2.4﹪21126
InvercargillSouthland2.4﹪14281721
LevinManawatu-whanganui2.3﹪57521
PokenoWaikato2.3﹪52304
MorrinsvilleWaikato2.2﹪36417
BlenheimMarlborough2.1﹪810855
GreymouthWest Coast2.1﹪15288
LeestonCanterbury2﹪21151
MangawhaiNorthland1.9﹪20107
Te AnauSouthland1.9﹪11105
InglewoodTaranaki1.9﹪20104
WaihiWaikato1.9﹪21159
FeildingManawatu-whanganui1.8﹪45497
WellsfordAuckland1.7﹪20115
MatamataWaikato1.7﹪32294
Te KuitiWaikato1.7﹪12180
WaimateCanterbury1.6﹪11123
PutaruruWaikato1.6﹪02123
MastertonWellington1.6﹪84747
AmberleyCanterbury1.5﹪11135
WintonSouthland1.5﹪02137
ManukauAuckland1.4﹪20141
WhakataneBay of Plenty1.4﹪63624
GoreSouthland1.4﹪14352
WhanganuiManawatu-whanganui1.3﹪951087
BalcluthaOtago1.3﹪12227
Te ArohaWaikato1.3﹪20150
WhitiangaWaikato1.3﹪11154
OtorohangaWaikato1.2﹪02164
StratfordTaranaki1.1﹪11190
TaumarunuiManawatu-whanganui1﹪10101
PaeroaWaikato1﹪20198
Te PukeBay of Plenty0.9﹪22432
WairoaHawke's Bay0.9﹪10108
WestportWest Coast0.9﹪01108
GisborneGisborne0.8﹪191181
TemukaCanterbury0.7﹪01138
DargavilleNorthland0.7﹪01135
KaikoheNorthland0.7﹪01134
HokitikaWest Coast0.7﹪10134
WaipukurauHawke's Bay0.6﹪01165
DruryAuckland0.5﹪01192
TokoroaWaikato0.5﹪10201
KaitaiaNorthland0.4﹪10260
DarfieldCanterbury0﹪00134
DannevirkeManawatu-whanganui0﹪00171
WaitaraTaranaki0﹪00130

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. Some cleansing has been done to assist in consolidating erroneous data.

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