<sod>There were 1,015 plug-in electric cars registered in the country by mid-March 2016, including used imports.<ref name=Stuff2016/> Of the 769 plug-in electric vehicles registered {{as of|2015|09|lc=y}}, 419 were plug-in hybrid vehicles, and approximately 45 were manufactured prior to 2005 and some of these are conventional vehicles converted to electric.<ref name=MoTNZ>{{cite web|url=http://transport.govt.nz/research/newzealandvehiclefleetstatistics/|title=New Zealand Vehicles Fleet Statistics|publisher=Ministry of Transport New Zealand|date=2015-06-30|accessdate=2015-07-03}} ''Click on the link "Regional light electric and hybrid registrations to Dec 2015 [XLS, 104 KB]'' to download the excel file. Sales are shown by quarter."</ref> The number of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the fleet started increasing from 2009 as models such as the Mitsubishi i-MiEV were released to the market, and accelerated from 2015 as imported second-hand Japanese Nissan Leafs provided a cheaper purchase method. {{As of|2016|02}}, a total of 414 Nissan Leafs have been registered in the country, of which, 86 are new units and 328 used imports.<ref name=NZnew/> Nissan stopped Leaf sales in November 2015.<ref name=Stuff2016>{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/77631381/NZ-switch-to-electric-vehicles-stalls-after-Nissan-pulls-plug-on-NZ-Leaf-sales |title= NZ switch to electric vehicles stalls after Nissan pulls plug on NZ Leaf sales | first=Tom |last= Pullar-Strecker |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=2016-03-08 |accessdate=2016-03-16}}</ref> New Zealand has a single, minor government subsidy for electric vehicles; an exemption from paying road user charges between 2009 and 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transport.govt.nz/land/roadusercharges/vehiclesexemptfrompayingrucqandas/|title=New Zealand Vehicles Exempt from paying RUC|publisher=Ministry of Transport New Zealand|date=2015-10-03|accessdate=2015-10-03}}</ref><eod>
<sod>There were 1,791 plug-in electric cars (light vehicles) registered in the country by August 2016, including used imports. Detailed statistics are available at http://transport.govt.nz/research/newzealandvehiclefleetstatistics/. The number of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the fleet started increasing from 2009 as models such as the Mitsubishi i-MiEV were released to the market, and accelerated from 2015 as imported second-hand Japanese Nissan Leafs provided a cheaper purchase method. New Zealand has in place an Electric Vehicle Programme, details can be found at http://transport.govt.nz/ourwork/climatechange/electric-vehicles/ and www.electricvehicles.govt.nz.<eod>