Friday is the final day for owners of hybrids and electric vehicles to pay their road user charges (RUCs), or face penalties.
As of 11am today, 83,890 EVs have paid-for RUC licences - a compliance rate of about 80 percent, according to the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
There are 105,105 registered EVs and plug-in hybrids in Aotearoa.
"We're encouraging people not to leave it to the last minute, as there will be penalties. If you haven't already bought your licence, now's the time to do it," said NZTA's head of regulatory programmes, Tara Macmillan.
More than 10,000 vehicle owners have purchased their RUC licences since Wednesday.
Macmillan said buying RUCs only takes a few minutes.
"Just go to the NZTA website and click on 'online services' then buy a road user charges licence. If online is not an option you can also buy over the counter at an NZTA agent," Macmillan added.
When purchasing RUCs, drivers will need to take in their vehicle's registration (plate) number and current odometer (mileage) reading.
People must prepay for every 1000km they expect to travel, and the cost varies depending on vehicle type.
For EVs, the cost is $76 per 1000km, while for hybrids it's only $38 per 1000km, because they also pay tax through petrol.
The online admin fee is $12.44, and in-person it's $13.71.
EV and hybrid owners had been exempt from paying RUCs for 14 years, until the exemption ended on March 31.
Revenue from RUCs goes towards the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) which funds new roads, improvements, maintenance, public transport, road safety, plus walking and cycling.
