Best Electric Vehicles Companies in New Zealand
The 50 best Electric Vehicles companies in New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PowerbyProxi.
- Global Car Market Set to Triple by 2035, Reaching USD 4.8 Trillion on
Our analysis of 331 Electric Vehicles companies
$42.9b in tracked funding; 71% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.
Ranked: Best Electric Vehicles companies in New Zealand
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PowerbyProxi Wireless Power solutions | $19M | 140 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2007 | — | 233 patents Wireless inductive power transfer systems and components for charging devices and vehicles | — |
| 2 | Kwetta Grid management solutions for EV station operators | $10M | 18 mo ago | Series A | Dustin Murdock Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | StatamicPHPLaravel+7 | — | 2 job openings · 2 expansions |
| 3 | FTN Motion Manufacturer of electric motorbikes | $5M | 49 mo ago | Seed | Kendall Bristow Co-Founder | 2015 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyLodash+13 | — | 1 launch |
| 4 | Mevo On-demand electric car rental company | $203K | 96 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | EmotionNginxSwiper+19 | — | — |
| 5 | WEBBCo Manufacturer of electric ships | — | 55 mo ago | Seed | Fraser Foote Managing Director | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Seachange Operator of platform providing resources and guidance for career transition | — | 61 mo ago | Seed | Max Olson CEO | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 7 | V-Electric Electric bicycle developer | — | 114 mo ago | Funding Raised | Peter Vullings Founder | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Blip Electric kick scooter rental platform | — | — | Unfunded | Ahmed Al Jumaily Co-Founder | 2018 | — | — | — |
Top 7 Electric Vehicles companies in New Zealand
#1
Series A · Napier, Hawke s Bay · founded 2021$10.5Mraised▾
Grid management solutions for EV station operators. The company provides high-voltage power electronics and grid-connected power conditioning systems.
- Jan 2025Series A$10.5M
#2
Seed · Wellington, Wellington · founded 2015 · 22 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric motorbikes. The company is involved in the design and development of a motorbike named 'Streetdog' that include features like an 80 KM range, 30 L storage, wheel lock, alarm, 50 KM max speed, and more.
- 2022Seed—
- 2021Seed—
#3
Acqui-Hired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2007 · 55 employees$19Mraised▾
With solutions ranging from less than 1 Watt to Kilowatts, PowerbyProxi provides consumer electronics and industrial suppliers (semiconductor, OEMs, and ODMs) with the freedom to wirelessly transfer reliable, efficient power in the most difficult places: from a miniaturised receiver inside a smartphone or wearable device, to mission critical applications in hostile environments such as a wind turbine control system.
- Nov 2014Series D$10M
- Sep 2013Series C$4M
- Apr 2013Series C$5M
#4
Seed · Wellington, New Zealand · founded 2014 · 36 employees$203.3Kraised▾
Mevo is an app-based platform that provides electric cars for rents. Users can see nearby available electric cars & can book via the app. Virtual keys are available within the app to unlock the car. After rides, users have to park the car in its home place & plug the charger back in to end the ride. Fleet contains electric Audi A3 e-tron cars. Users can choose a membership plan depending upon the usage. Rental rates range from $11/hr to $23/hr. Cars can be rented to a maximum of 3 days. Also provides car-sharing solutions to businesses. Partnered with Audi & powered by Meridian Energy.
- Jul 2018Seed$203.3K
#5
Seed · Wellington, Wellington · founded 2018—raised▾
Manufacturer of electric ships. It designs and develops electric-powered passenger ferries for marine transportation applications. Its features include reduced noise and emission, electric propulsion, power management systems, carbon composite constructions, and real-time system health monitoring.
- Dec 2021Seed—
#6
Seed · New Zealand · founded 2020—raised▾
Operator of platform providing resources and guidance for career transition. The platform offers tools and information designed to support individuals navigating career changes. It focuses on providing access to relevant resources and expert guidance. The aim is to empower individuals to make informed decisions and achieve their career goals.
- 2021Seed—
#7
Funding Raised · Palmerston North, Manawatu Wanganui · founded 2012—raised▾
V-Electric is a New Zealand-based company focused on developing electric vehicles. The company is working on developing electric bicycles based on the company's drive systems. The company's product Velopetta is under development as on Aug 2017.
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Electric Vehicles coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Electric Vehicles is moving in New Zealand
A read on the academic research around Electric Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 144 New Zealand-affiliated papers.
- University of Auckland75
- Auckland University of Technology36
- University of Canterbury10
- Ministry of Education9
- Victoria University of Wellington7
- Power (physics)4→5
- Automotive engineering5→13
- Power (physics)6→10
- Controller (irrigation)1→4
- Wireless power transfer3→4
- Battery (electricity)3→4
- Grid5
- Electricity4
- Environmental economics4
- Automotive engineering4
- Electrical engineering3
Where electric vehicles is researched across New Zealand
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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