c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4.5 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
202 kWh
Label: 202 kWh ยท 3.9 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$67 / year
$667 over 10 years
Control
Timer ยท strong heat, timer set to 200 programme

18% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 6 kg and under vented dryer registrations (245 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 66% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $142 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 comparable 6 kg and under vented dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under vented dryer sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Haier HDV40A14 kg180 kWh/yr2$59

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Robinhood RHVD45UDW specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
4.5 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
timer
Programme tested
strong heat, timer set to 200
Programme time
200 min
Moisture removed in test
3.53 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
600 ร— 700 ร— 435 mm
Annual energy (label)
202 kWh
Star rating index
2.02
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCD0114
GEMS registration id
165804
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2F
Test standard
AS/NZS 2442.1:1996/Amdt 4:2006

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: chinajinhuan.com. How the derived figures are calculated.