On 5 May 2016, the Government announced its electric vehicle uptake package, a cross-government programme of work that aims to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles in New Zealand to reach 64,000 vehicles by the end of 2021, reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
Cross-agency programme of work on the MoT website(external link).
As part of this programme, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has focused on enabling and supporting public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles by:
We have worked closely with local and central government agencies, power companies, technology providers and the motor industry, to produce public charging infrastructure guidance and information.
Waka Kotahi believes it is important that electric vehicle drivers feel confident to roam across New Zealand’s state highways. In April 2017, we set a vision for nationwide coverage of charging stations.
Nationwide public charging infrastructure network
EVRoam is a live database of New Zealand’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It collects real-time information from all safe and monitored public charge points around New Zealand, and freely distributes it.
Waka Kotahi administers land alongside state highways that may be suitable for public charging infrastructure.
An electric vehicle has a different engine to a petrol or diesel fuelled vehicle – it has an electrical motor that is powered by a battery which is charged by connecting it into an external source of electricity.
