TThe Audi e-tron GT, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Mercedes-Benz EQA are all pure electric vehicles. There is also a pure electric variant of the Peugeot 208, the e208. The Mazda MX-30 is available as both pure EV and hybrid models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Variants within the Ford Escape, Kia Sorento and Skoda Octavia ranges are plug-in hybrids that combine internal combustion power with battery-electric power, and each has the ability to cover around 50km on electric power alone on a single battery charge. The latest Toyota Highlander is offered here in non-plugged hybrid guise for the first time, while the Toyota Yaris GR is a highly focused, pure petrol performance machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Six of the finalists are able to attract subsidies of up to $8,625 under the government\u2019s Clean Car Discount scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back in 2015 guild members voted the BMW i3 as their first-ever electric-powered Car of the Year. More recently, pure-electric models \u2013 the Jaguar i-Pace and Mercedes EQC – have scooped the New Zealand Car of the Year in both 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cObviously those previous pure-electric title winners are vehicles from recognised luxury brands, and both of the most recent winners carry price tags well in excess of $100,000,\u201d says New Zealand Motoring Writers\u2019 Guild President, Richard Edwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat is particularly significant in this year\u2019s list of finalists is the presence of electric vehicles across a range of prices. Five of this year\u2019s pure electric and plug in finalists are available at prices below the $80,000 threshold that allows them to qualify for the Government\u2019s Clean Car Discount scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The award\u2019s winner will be decided by the Guild\u2019s two-dozen voting members over the coming months and announced live on TVNZ One\u2019s Seven Sharp programme in February next year. The finalists were revealed on tonight\u2019s episode of the top-rating show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now entering its 34th year, New Zealand Car of the Year is the country\u2019s most prestigious motoring award, being a truly national prize without commercial ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guild members assess the finalists on a specified range of criteria spanning how the vehicle performs its intended role; its styling, interior design and accommodation; fit, finish and quality; ride and refinement; performance; road-holding and handling; value for money; active and passive safety and environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Electric vehicles dominate the finalists list for the 2021 edition of New Zealand\u2019s most prestigious automotive award, the New Zealand Car Of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3697"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3705,"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697\/revisions\/3705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1991.jpeg\")
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