Turners Automotive Group will add 10 EVs to its new Turners Subscription platform after receiving almost $100,000 worth of government co-funding.
The first vehicles under this co-funding are now available for subscription from $140 per week.
The co-funding is part of the low emission vehicles contestable fund, administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), which aims to accelerate EV uptake in New Zealand.
“Turners Subscription provides customers with the opportunity to try cars that they ordinarily may not consider purchasing, such as electric vehicles,” Turners spokesperson Jeremy Rooke says.
“We know with EVs the large capital outlay is a major impediment to uptake.
“Subscription is a great way to make EVs far more accessible to more Kiwis and allow people to really experience an EV and assess whether it will work for them before committing to the full cost of purchase.”
Rooke says EVs under this co-funding initiative will be priced at the same level as a comparable petrol-driven vehicle, removing the price premium EVs currently command.
“As an example, we have two 2015 Nissan Leafs that will now be priced as low as $140 per week – previously, without co-funding, these were from $175 per week,” he says.
“Combined with our current ‘4th week free’ offer, this is a great opportunity to try an EV!”
Turners Subscription launched in October and has been steadily building subscribers.
“We have been pleased with the uptake so far and it is interesting to see the broad range of purposes for vehicle subscription,” Rooke says.
These include returning Kiwis, people who need a replacement while repairs are undertaken, people delaying the purchase of a new car, and those who like the flexibility and convenience a subscription offers.
