How this shortlist is built
RD6 is the broadest current BEV-ute specification on record; Hilux BEV is a shorter-route work-body option; eT60 remains useful mainly as limited/run-out context.
Models are included as practical starting points, not winners for every buyer. Current New Zealand availability and published work specifications take priority over overseas hype.
- ✓Separate current/orderable vehicles from run-out context.
- ✓Model the longest loaded route with a buffer.
- ✓Verify charging, payload and towing for the exact body.
Use one finished-vehicle specification
Compare the vehicle, body or fit-out, on-road costs, delivery, servicing and funding together. Recalculate payload after people, accessories and permanently carried equipment.
Ask for a decision-ready response
A useful supplier response identifies the exact grade, current stock or order status, itemised fit-out, written limits and a realistic delivery date. Alternatives should explain how they better satisfy the same brief.