On: EV sales plummet after clean car scheme scrapped (...

[mattchamb]

My uninformed take as a Kiwi is that most cars here are second hand imports from Japan, so we need imported EVs from Japan to pick up.

Also, most people dont buy new cars, and the temperate climate means old cars live a long time, so our rate of replacement must be pretty low.

[MattOfNZ → mattchamb]

I think you are right here. Among people I know with EVs, they’re predominantly Japanese import Nissan Leafs.

With the clean car rebate, a Tesla Model 3 was comparable to a Toyota Camry, which saw a lot of these added to the fleet.

Any changes in the makeup of Japan’s fleet will eventually flow on to New Zealand.

[fomine3 → MattOfNZ]

I'm curious what fast charging standard is going to be standard for where Japanese used cars dominated market. Japan still stick with CHAdeMO for local market despite it's dying outside of Japan. I think it's quite bad for used car export economy.

[dzhiurgis → fomine3]

Many new chargers here still sport chademo plugs