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In contrast with March 2025, plug-in car gross sales dropped barely in each New Zealand and Australia in April. In New Zealand, 649 automobiles with a plug have been bought, roughly 10% of the market (7.3% BEV — 442 items, 3% PHEV — 207 items). In Australia, 8,628 automobiles with a plug have been bought, making up 9.3% of the market (6.4% BEV — 6027 items; 2.9% PHEV — 2601 items). I just covered Australia in detail. Now, let’s look nearer at New Zealand.
Over the ditch in New Zealand, gross sales of EVs haven’t but recovered from the change of presidency and the lack of the bonus/malus tax incentive. Knowledge from James at EVDB point out that BEV gross sales have remained at round 7% for all of 2025 (7.3% in April), whereas 207 PHEVs have been bought there (3% of the market). April was a sluggish month for your entire car market.
The New Zealand high 10 for April 2025 have been:
- Polestar 2 — 94
- BYD Dolphin — 36
- Tesla Mannequin Y — 34
- World Atto 3 — 32
- Kia EV5 – 25
- EV3 – 22
- Honda and1 – 20
- Sea Lion World — 17
- LDV eDeliver 3 – 14
- BMW iX1 – 13
The Polestar 2 is New Zealand’s high promoting BEV yr up to now. This can be resulting from heavy discounting.
Honda (eN1) and Geely (EX5) have launched new fashions onto the New Zealand market. For the curious, here’s a brief video review of Honda’s “close to perfect EV” launching world wide. The narrator, whereas promoting a BEV, continues to be pushing hybrids? I anticipate this automobile will come to Australia quickly — keep tuned.
New Zealand imports many electrical automobiles. 107 used Nissan Leafs have been imported in April, together with 17 Tesla Mannequin 3s and three Mannequin S. So, that makes the Nissan Leaf the very best promoting BEV within the nation.
What of plug-in hybrid electrical automobiles? Over 200 PHEVs have been bought into the NZ market — the majority of the numbers made up of the BYD Sealion 6 (36), Mitsubishi Outlander (27), and Nice Wall Motors Haval H6 (25). What, no Shark sightings?
James affords this temporary evaluation of the New Zealand purchaser: They need both an affordable acquainted automobile or an aspirational one — “have awesome weekend adventures and be part of the in-crowd.” So, they’re sticking with the recognized, or a ute! He believes that culturally EVs haven’t but captured the customer’s creativeness. They’re neither low-cost, acquainted, nor aspirational. Hopefully BYD can change these attitudes when the Shark arrives.
Within the meantime, new fashions are being launched and marketed and the charging infrastructure is being constructed out. I’ll shut with some native information. I used to be stunned just lately when these new chargers appeared at my native purchasing centre. Though not but in service, they’re attracting consideration. I used to be alerted to their presence by a fellow shopper. Increasingly chargers are making the purpose that EVs are right here to remain and the longer term is shiny and electrical.
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