Electrification NZ

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Electrification of the light-vehicle fleet

Registered stock changes slowly, and passenger and commercial vehicles have very different fuel mixes.

Electrified share of the light fleet

Ministry of Transport via Figure.NZ · Data through February 2026
The historical series combines Battery electric vehicle: a vehicle powered only by a rechargeable battery and electric motor. and Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: a vehicle with both a plug-in battery and a combustion engine. vehicles already registered.
Share of the registered light fleet
Electrified vehicles
134,346
2.99% of the light fleet, February 2026
Data table
Electrified share of the light fleet data
Period or categoryElectrified share
20160.1%
20170.2%
20180.3%
20190.5%
20200.6%
20210.9%
20221.5%
20232.4%
20242.6%
20252.9%
2026 Feb3.0%
Source
Monthly Motor Vehicle fleetMinistry of Transport via Figure.NZ · Source updated March 2026

Historical light-fleet electrified share through February 2026.

The series combines battery-electric and plug-in-hybrid light vehicles. It remains separate from the differently classified current NZTA snapshot.

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Passenger and light-commercial powertrain mix

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi · Data through 30 June 2026
Diesel supplies four-fifths of the light-commercial fleet, making that segment a different electrification challenge from passenger vehicles.
Share of registered vehicles at 30 June 2026
Passenger vehicles
3.69m
3.85% electrified
Light-commercial vehicles
780k
0.81% electrified
Electrified vehicles
148,386
3.32% across both segments
Data table
Passenger and light-commercial powertrain mix data
Period or categoryPetrolDieselHybridElectrifiedOther
Passenger76.0%8.5%11.6%3.9%0.0%
Light commercial17.6%80.1%1.4%0.8%0.0%
Source
New Zealand vehicle fleet open dataNZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi · Source updated 30 June 2026

Current registered passenger-car/van and light-commercial fleet by motive power.

Passenger means the NZTA Passenger Car/Van vehicle type. Light commercial means Goods Van/Truck/Utility with gross vehicle mass up to 3,500 kg or class NA. Electrified combines electric, range-extended electric, fuel-cell electric, and plug-in-hybrid motive types.

Next expected update: Monthly

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