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13 January 2020
www.nzta.govt.nz
Oliver Bruce
[FYI request #11799 email]
REF: OIA-6190
Dear Oliver
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your request of 4 December 2019 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide the number of electric motorbikes and electric mopeds registered by year from
2015 to date.
As the term “registered” can have different interpretations, we are providing two tables of electric
motorbike and electric moped data for you below. One is based on an active licence and the other one
is based on an active registration.
Table 1 below details the number of vehicles with an active vehicle licence. These are vehicles that
have paid their current annual licensing fee to be allowed to travel on New Zealand roads. This is
commonly referred to as 'Rego'.
Table 1. Number of Electric motorbikes and electric mopeds with an active vehicle licence
as at the 1st of January of each year
MOTORCYCLE
MOPED
Full Battery
Hybrid
Full Battery
Hybrid
Year
Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicle
Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicle
Total
2015
21
204
225
2016
23
225
248
2017
22
216
238
2018
28
256
3
287
2019
37
3
378
4
422
Table 2 below details the number of vehicles with an active registration. These are vehicles that have
• been registered under the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1998
• have not been deregistered, and
• the registration has not lapsed due to not having a valid vehicle licence for 12 months or more.
Table 2. Number of Electric motorbikes and electric mopeds with an active registration
as at the 1st of January of each year
MOTORCYCLE
MOPED
Full Battery
Hybrid
Full Battery
Hybrid
Year
Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicle
Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicle
Total
2015
22
256
278
2016
25
266
291
2017
28
257
285
2018
30
286
3
319
2019
40
3
412
5
460
It is important to note the following in relation to the data provided:
• Data is reported from the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) and is current at 10 December 2019.
• Data is limited to vehicles of type ‘Motorcycle’ or ‘Moped’, and motive power category ‘Full
Battery Electric’ or ‘Hybrid Electric’.
• Data is a snapshot taken each 1st of January between 2015 and 2019.
• Active licence - is where the current annual licensing fee has been paid for the vehicle
allowing it to travel on New Zealand roads. Commonly referred to as 'Rego'.
• Active registration – is where the vehicle has not been deregistered and the registration has
not lapsed.
• Registered - in relation to a vehicle, means registered under the Transport (Vehicle and Driver
Registration and Licensing) Act 1998. A vehicle must be registered and have plates issued to
it before it can be licensed to be used on the road.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, please contact Kerry
Greig, Manager, Data Services, by email t
o [email address].
Yours sincerely,
Galina Mitchelhill
Senior Manager, Research & Analytics