NZ vehicle fleet continues to grow and age
We have just updated our surveillance on the motor vehicle fleet in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is an important topic because the use of motor vehicles can impact human health through air pollution, crashes and accidents, climate change as well as through noise.
The number of light vehicles per capita remains high relative to other countries at 817 vehicles per 1,000 people in 2023.
While electric vehicles represented just over 2.4% of the light fleet in 2023, the EV fleet doubled in size relative to 2021, driven by rapid growth in EV registrations linked to the now-discontinued Clean Car Discount.
In 2023, 43.6% of light vehicles were at least 15 years old. The New Zealand light vehicle fleet is consistently around 2–4 years older on average than the fleets in similar countries.
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