EV6 is 1 year old, not 3.

hmm i thought i heard/read/youtubed about this car in 2020 ... maybe i didn't!

Batman:

 

hmm i thought i heard/read/youtubed about this car in 2020 ... maybe i didn't!

 

The EV6 arrived in NZ after the Ioniq 5 - both are part of a newer range of EVs from both manufacturers, built on an EV-only platform (their first?), as opposed to earlier models like the Niro and Ioniq, which could be bought in ICE, hybrid (or PHEV?) forms.

i have tried to find out but to no avail

is it important to heat the battery during cold days? will it give better range?

EDIT - just watched the Bjorn Geilo test - looked at norway models they all have heat pump as well as the auxilary heater, the outside temp was -3C, and the battery remained at 1C for the entire drive no attempt to heat the battery (battery heater 0)

Two private sales up on TradeMe for Air EV6 RWD Standard range. Competitive pricing to a 2021 Tesla model 3 at around $67k

website says LR now 79,990 + ORC

does that mean it no longer qualifies for rebate?

Batman:

 

website says LR now 79,990 + ORC

 

does that mean it no longer qualifies for rebate?

 

That is right, unless ORC is no more than $9.99.

well ORC could be $9 - who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Batman:

 

well ORC could be $9 - who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

LOL - that would be wishful thinking.

It won't be eligible for the rebate. It's a silly price to be honest. They will lose a lot of sales for the sake of not lowering it by 1k.

yeah agreed

also - could well be discretion of dealer on how much orc to charge, discounts etc

How are we getting with our EV6s?

What is the latest people are hearing on lead times for the EV6 Air LR?

This assumes it eligable for the rebate if not I'm not interested I'll buy a Model Y!

6 months according to Andrew Sims of Newmarket. I popped in on Sunday just gone.

xlinknz:

 

What is the latest people are hearing on lead times for the EV6 Air LR?

 

This assumes it eligable for the rebate if not I'm not interested I'll buy a Model Y!

 

Unless the ORC is only $9, it no longer qualifies for the rebate.

The government is already making noises about tweaking the scheme. So unless you can get a vehicle in the short term, the scheme may have a different rebate amount. Or if the is a change of government, because of the bluster surrounding “the Ute Tax”, there may be no rebate at all for vehicles.

I am now looking at future decisions with the view that there may be no rebate.

Of course the tweaking may involve an inflation adjustment to the threshold making it ~$86K. Although that will probably just allow importers to set their price at $85990 for the base models.