Plug-in electric vehicles in New Zealand
The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in New Zealand is supported by incentives and policies devised by the New Zealand Government. The monetary incentives include electric vehicle discounts, exemptions from road user charges, and electric vehicle sales targets. , there were 84,914 plug-in electric vehicles in New Zealand, consisting of 61,219 battery-electric vehicles and 23,695 plug-in hybrid vehicles. Plug-in electric vehicles make up 1.77% of New Zealand's 4,798,770 vehicle fleet. Government incentives 
The National-led government launched an Electric Vehicle Programme in May 2016 to encourage EV uptake. Electric vehicles in New Zealand were exempt from road user charges, and this has since been extended until 31 March 2024. EV owners were able to access bus lanes and get preferential parking, however that was removed due to limited success and local authorities did not want the effectiveness of bus lanes watered down. There are subsidies available for the installation of public EV chargers. New Zealand also proposed a “cash for clunkers” scheme, incentivising low-income drivers to trade their petrol or diesel cars for a discounted electric vehicle. In July 2019, the government proposed their original Clean Car Discount of up to NZD 8,000 on purchases of new zero-emissions vehicles, coupled with a proposed charge of up to NZD 3,000 for new vehicles that emit more than 250g of carbon dioxide per kilometre. The Clean Car Discount came into effect in July 2021, with a used EV being subsidised up to NZD 3,450 and a used PHEV up to NZD 2,300. In 2022 the Government enacted a Clean Car Standard that would phase-in a stepped reduction in the average emissions of most new and used imported passenger vehicles to 145 grams per kilometre travelled in 2023, dropping to 63.3g/km in 2027, with financial penalties if the targets are not met. These targets would ensure New Zealand cleans the entire car fleet by 2027 and both achieves and surpasses the European Union's fuel efficiency targets. As well as setting  targets, the Clean Vehicles Act passed in February 2022 also imposed charges on the purchase of high  emission cars, which will accelerate electric vehicle adoption. The New Zealand Government has a target for 50% of all light vehicle registrations by 2029 to be electric vehicles and 100% by 2035. The New Zealand Government will ban the sale and importation of petrol and diesel vehicles between 2035 and 2040. This is despite the Climate Change Commission recommending banning petrol and diesel cars by 2032. Higher parking fees, congestion charges and road pricing are also being considered by the government to increase EV adoption. Charging infrastructure 
, there are over 315 electric vehicle DC chargers across New Zealand at over 275 locations. Type 2 CCS and CHAdeMO are the standard connections for DC chargers in New Zealand. In April 2017, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency set a vision of at least one rapid DC charger every  across the state highway network. , this is largely complete with some gaps in low-traffic and hard-to-reticulate areas: State Highway 43, State Highway 63, State Highway 7 over Lewis Pass, State Highway 6 over Haast Pass, and State Highway 94 to Milford Sound. Sales 

In September 2021, New Zealand's electric vehicle registrations reached 12.5% of new car sales. This was an increase from electric vehicles representing 6.45% of new car sales in July 2021. Furthermore, new passenger vehicle sales also comprised 11.8% of electric vehicle registrations in July 2021. Approximately 43% of the battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs) sold in New Zealand in September 2021 were pure-electric vehicles. September 2021 was also the first month in which pure-electric vehicles outsold hybrid vehicles in New Zealand. In fact, 21% of all vehicle sales in September 2021 had some form of electrification. New Zealand had originally aimed for 2% of all new vehicle sales to be EVs by the end of 2021, or have a minimum of 64,000 electric vehicle sales yearly. 1 in 5 car sales in September 2021 were electric vehicles in New Zealand. In 2020 there were more EVs in New Zealand than in Australia, despite Australia having five times the population of New Zealand. However, since 2021, Australia has overtaken New Zealand in having more total electric vehicles on the road. 26,000 EVs were registered in New Zealand in 2020, and the government plans to have an additional 60,000 electric vehicles on New Zealand roads by 2023. However, in 2019, New Zealand planned to have 64,000 electric vehicles in the country by 2021 when it was projected New Zealand would reach 100% electric vehicle sales by 2030. As of 2021, New Zealand plans to lead Asia in electric vehicle adoption and through having the highest EV market share of new car sales by 2029. New Zealand has been called "The Norway of the Pacific" for the country's high EV uptake. The government plans for 30,000 EVs to be sold in 2025. 30% of New Zealand's light vehicle fleet is planned to be electric by 2035. The Government targets to reduce car travel by 20% by 2035. Statistics

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