3 Oct 2019

New Zealanders are buying more electric cars

From Nights, 10:30 pm on 3 October 2019

New motor industry figures show a total of 605 electric and plug-in hybrids vehicles were sold in September. The numbers were boosted by the first significant numbers of the base model Tesla reaching the country, with 329 sales making it the third-best selling passenger-SUV segment. Karyn speaks with the CEO of New Zealand's Motor Industry Association, David Crawford, about consumer interest and the environmental credentials for choosing an electric car.