We also stock new zealand s most popular plug in hybrid electric vehicle the mitsubishi outlander phev.
Electric cars nz cost.
We ve searched through our rankings to find every battery electric car with a starting price under 50 000.
The census shows over half of new zealand households have two or more cars suggesting many could own a cheap electric car and keep a long distance fuel car.
Inspect our wide range of new zealand s most popular ev the nissan leaf in 24 30 and 40 kwh and the e nv200 van.
Not to mention acev has the biggest selection of bmw i3 s in the country.
Specialist electric vehicle dealer.
Electric cars here are mostly cheap used imported short range nissan leaf hatchbacks.
Since 2016 electric car prices and models in nz have improved.
An excellent town car with fantastic acceleration and a range of up to 260 km gen3.
The all new kona electric is the first electric compact suv to land in nz.
The imiev and leaf are great cars to drive but unless you want to stop every 100km or so to plug the car in for a recharge they don t have the practicality necessary for open road use.
This ground breaking newcomer combines two of the fastest growing automotive trends zero emissions and electric motoring with bold and roomy suv style.
Click here to compare evs total cost of ownership to fossil fuel powered vehicles.
Even though evs can be more expensive to buy they re far cheaper to run and maintain than petrol cars.
Someone travelling the nz average of 12 500km every year would spend about 2500.
To top it off electric vehicles are cheaper to own over time due to better efficiency reasonable prices for electricity and minimal maintenance.
Hyundai kona electric elite 83 990 range 400km real world bmw i3s 85 900 range up to 260km real world model s standard range 134 800 wltp range 450km.
In fact most of the cars on our list have an msrp between 30 000 and 40 000.
With a cost between 40 000 85 000.
However given that the average new zealand motorist travels around 35km per day they re ideal for city commuting.
If they were driving an electric car they d pay only about 500.