16 March 2020
Dr Adam Ward
[FYI request #12256 email]
REF: OIA-6417
Dear Dr Ward,
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 17 February 2020 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
In this regard I would like a data set that specifies the number of vehicles in each 2017 Area
Unit and the number of vehicles in each area unit whose 'Motive Power' can be classified as
either:
- PETROL HYBRID
- ELECTRIC
- PLUGIN PETROL HYBRID
- PETROL ELECTRIC HYBRID
- ELECTRIC [PETROL EXTENDED]
- DIESEL HYBRID
- DIESEL ELECTRIC HYBRID
- PLUGIN DIESEL HYBRID
- ELECTRIC [DIESEL EXTENDED]
- ELECTRIC FUEL CELL HYDROGEN
- ELECTRIC FUEL CELL OTHER
In effect the data set would like as follows:
AU2017_Code Total_Number_of_Vehicles Number_of_Specified_Vehicles
500100 100 5
The data you requested is being provided to you in following spreadsheet:
• OIA-6417 Registered Electric Vehicles by 2017 Area Unit.xlsx
We have provided you with two worksheets – one details the total vehicle fleet with the electric vehicle
breakdown as requested, and a worksheet broken down by vehicle type.
It is important to note the following in relation to the information provided:
• Data is extracted from the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) and is current as at 25 February
2020.
• Only vehicles that are deemed to be active (ie have plates issued and have not been
deregistered) and had a current licence to travel on New Zealand roads as at 25 February
2020.
• Electric Vehicle Types are defined as the following:
Motive Power Type
Definition
Electric motor/s only. The batteries are
Electric
charged from an external source
Propelled by either a petrol or diesel motor
Petrol Hybrid/Diesel Hybrid
or an electric motor. No external source of
charging for the battery.
Propelled by an electric motor where the
battery is charged from an onboard petrol or
Petrol Electric Hybrid/Diesel Electric Hybrid
diesel generator BUT no external source of
electricity to charge the battery.
Propelled by either a petrol or diesel motor
Plugin Petrol Hybrid/Plugin Diesel Hybrid
and electric motor. The batteries can be
externally charged.
Propelled by an electric motor where the
Electric [Petrol Extended]/Electric [Diesel battery is charged from an onboard petrol or
Extended]
diesel generator and an external source of
electricity
Propelled by electric motor/s. Electricity is
Electric Fuel Cell Hydrogen
sourced from a hydrogen fuel cell (not
batteries)
Propelled by electric motor/s. Electricity is
Electric Fuel Cell Other
sourced from a fuel cell other than hydrogen
(not batteries)
• Address data for determining the 2017 Area Unit and the 2018 SA2 geographic level are free
text. Mistakes may occur with these types of entries (eg mis-spellings). Missing post codes on
addresses are listed as Unknown in the provided list.
• The area unit of a registered vehicle is not necessarily the area in which it operates or is
based.
• The total number of vehicles includes specified vehicles.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, please contact Kerry
Greig, Manager, Data Services, by email to [email address] or by phone on 04 894 5251.
Yours sincerely
Galina Mitchelhill
Senior Manager, Research & Analytics