There were 23072 passenger cars/vans registered in July 2021, 9955 were new and 13113 were used imports. In this blog post we publish the most popular passenger cars/vans that run on petrol or diesel based on vehicle make and model.
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Most Popular EVs in July 2021
In June 2021 there were 349 new and 82 used electric vehicles registered. We can see a clear impact of the clean car rebate programme. The number of new EV registrations in July more than doubled compared to June. Similarly the number of used EV registrations in July increased by more than a factor of six compared to June 2021. The impact of EV rebates on EV registrations will become clearer in the coming months.
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what is Cash For Cars?
We give a history of “cash for cars” to explain how it began and what it means today. We explicitly define “cash for cars” for future reference. To the best of our knowledge this is the first such attempt at a formal definition of “cash for cars” and it will have major implications for second hand car owners and the industry. […]
Good coal Bad Cars
Importing more than a million tonnes of coal last year has had the same impact as adding about half a million passenger cars to the NZ fleet for a year. The current rate at which electric vehicles are being added to the NZ fleet, it would be at least until 2025 when we could see half a million EVs on NZ roads. […]
most popular hybrid vehicles June 2021
Of the 26621 total vehicles registered in June 2021 there were 101 plugin hybrids. For comparison there were 431 passenger EVs registered in the same month. In this blog post we publish the most popular hybrid vehicles based on vehicle make and model. Data Source […]
Math problems with the clean car discount
Clean Car Discount overview page
provides some preliminary information on the rebate amount. Detailed information such as rebate amount about per gram/kilometre of CO2 emissions is missing. However, a graphic titled “Clean Car Programme 2022” is
provided and we have shown that graphic as figure 1 here. In this blog post we explain the problems with this graphic. […]
Lessons from the 2009 vehicle scrappage trial
In 2009 the Ministry of Transport, NZTA and Environment Canterbury ran a vehicle scrappage trial in Wellington and Christchurch for three and a half weeks. The trial cost $150,361 and 349 vehicles were scrapped. In this blog post we list some important lessons learnt from the trial and comment on the future viability of similar trial.
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Most popular commercial vehicles in June 2021
Of the 26621 total vehicles registered in June there were 5097 GOODS VAN/TRUCK/UTILITY vehicles registered in June 2021, 4638 were new and 459 were used imports. In this blog post we publish the most popular GOODS VAN/TRUCK/UTILITY vehicles that are classified as light vehicles but used in commercial activities and that run on petrol or diesel based on vehicle make and model. Data Source
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Most popular passenger cars in June 2021
There were 21524 passenger cars/vans registered in June 2021, 10264 were new and 11257 were used imports. In this blog post we publish the most popular passenger cars/vans that run on petrol or diesel based on vehicle make and model. Data Source
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Most popular EVs in June 2021
There were 349 new and 82 used electric vehicles registered in June 2021 [1]. Each month we create a list of the top 10 most popular EVs by make and model. In June Tesla overtook Nissan as the most popular EV. The impact of EV rebates on EV registrations will become clear in the coming months but so far the data is unlikely to reflect any impact from the EV policy changes.
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