While Jacinda Ardern admits there aren't many viable electric utes out there for farmers at the moment, she is sticking by her Government's EV rebate scheme.
The scheme, announced on Monday, was designed to increase the number of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the country, and aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in line with advice from the Climate Change Commission.
Under the scheme drivers who bought new cars from July 1 would be able to get taxpayer-funded rebates of almost $8700 for a new electric or plug-in hybrid car, and about $3500 for used cars.
These would be funded by fees based on emissions levels applied to new petrol cars up to $5875, and up to $2875 for imported used cars.
Farmers and tradespeople had expressed concern about the scheme, as there wasn't an appropriate EV vehicle on the market yet.