REV-UP (Regional Electric Utility Project) Northland – After 5 Event
By Russell Watson of NorthPower. The REV-UP Northland after 5 EV event was held on the 12 August and hosted at Northpower’s head office in Whangarei. About 24 EVs and PHEV vehicles turned up with over 40 people attending. The attendees travel led from various parts of Northland and there were some who travelled from […]
Spotlight on local activity: EV happenings in CHCH
From Mark Nixon, convenor of the Christchurch EV group. We are pleased to report that EVs are really starting to take off in Christchurch. It’s not uncommon to spot the odd EV dodging cones in the Christchurch streets these days. In June the EVs owners group had a mid-winter EV meet-up at the Raspberry Café […]
The Drive Electric Annual General Meeting – Report back to members
Over 50 people attended the Drive Electric AGM help at ABB’s offices in Mt Wellington. On 17 September. Many thanks to our member, ABB, for hosting the event. Chairman Mark Gilbert outlined the year, which was very significant for Drive Electric. Mark commented that it seems the time for EVs has arrived. There is strong […]
Lessons from Norway
We have been connecting up with some very learned EV colleagues in Norway this past month. Norway has the highest number of electric cars per capita in the world. Nearly 25% of car sales, month on month, in Norway are EVs. The growth in EV sales in Norway has been exponential; In 2014 EV sales […]
A road map for EV uptake
The Ministry of Transport is convening a working group to develop a ‘NZ Inc’ package of measures to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles. The working group involves members from central and local government and industry. Drive Electric will play a very active role in this dialogue for our EV members and we look forward […]
The EV Future is bright
New Zealand now has nearly 800 electric vehicles registered on NZ roads – more than double from this time last year: Starting out as pure linear growth in 2013 and early 2014, EV registrations in New Zealand are now getting closer to exponential in numbers, and this bodes very well for a visibly accelerated uptake […]
Consumer Reports ranks top 20 most fuel efficient cars
By Steve Hanley. When it comes to ranking fuel efficient cars, Consumer Reports doesn’t rely on EPA numbers. It conducts its own real world tests. CR says: “Measuring fuel economy is among our more than 50 tests we conduct on each car we purchase. Our fuel economy numbers are derived from a precision flow meter […]
Bolger says govt should electrify car fleet
By Eric Frykberg. Jim Bolger said New Zealand’s electricity is mainly renewable, so switching from petrol and diesel would greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mr Bolger, a National Party prime minister in the 1990s, said while he didn’t want to quarrel with his successors in office, he thought it would be a good thing for […]
Porsche and Audi unveil electric cars to take on Tesla
By Andreas Cremer. The high-performance electric car market is shaping up to be a high-profile battleground featuring some of the world’s most glamorous brands after Porsche and Audi unveiled models to challenge US pioneer Tesla Motors. Consumers have largely shunned electric vehicles because of their high price tags and limited driving range, as well as the […]
Tesla is in the middle of a huge debate about the future of driving
By Matthew Debord. On Wall Street, there are two big ideas about how people are going to get around in the future. On one side is Morgan Stanley’s lead auto analyst, Adam Jonas, who last week revisited his futuristic theory that individual ownership of cars is going away and that the “potential end of human […]