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    Wheels in motion

    Feb 02, 2020 3 minutes

    CARS

    By the end of last year, there were 18,689 registered electric vehicles on our roads, mostly (10,223) used imports that are pure electric. Given that there are 3.2 million passenger vehicles in New Zealand, the transition from fossil fuels will be huge. More motorists are going electric, with the fleet growing 37% last year, according to the New Zealand Transport Agency. But the industry remains reliant on cheap second-hand imports.

    Next year, the Government plans

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