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Fuel economy labelling
About fuel economy information and labels
Since 7 April 2008 cars for sale have had to display information about the vehicle's fuel economy. This helps buyers choose a vehicle that uses less fuel.
A vehicle with lower fuel consumption can be expected to go further on a full tank and save money, while at the same time reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that cause pollution and contribute to climate change.
Fuel economy information must be displayed for light vehicles - i.e. cars, utes and vans under 3.5 tonnes - whenever it is available. The information should be available for most new and late model used cars (manufactured since 2000 and imported from Japan since 2005). It is not required for motorcycles or vehicles over 3.5 tonnes.
This site explains what you need to know about fuel economy labelling - what it means and how to produce and display the information and labels if you need to do so.
The fuel economy labelling programme is being administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) in consultation with the New Zealand Transport Agency. To contact EECA with any queries, please phone 0800 749782 or email fuel.economy@eeca.govt.nz.
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