MikeAqua:
Govt subsidies inflate prices (e.g. insulation subsidies).
A subsidy doesn't address lack of supply of EVs, which is a factor external to NZ.
Nissan make about 50,000 leafs per year - only some of which are RHD.
Tesla couldn't organise a party in a brewery when it comes to production.
A Hyudnai would need a 20k - 40k rebate to make the purchase price equate to the ICEV price.
The UK Nissan plant at Sunderland, alone, can make 50,000 LEAFs / year.
Supply is expanding...and sales incentives will see more cars sold here. It's no accident that global production of EVs outside China targets markets with emissions standards and related incentives.