E-bike stock shortages are beginning to ease in New Zealand, although demand remains very strong. However, Australian bike trade media specialist Phil Latz who produces The Latz Report predicts things will get worse before they get better. He suggests there’s no stock buffer left. “Virtually all of the reserve stock […]
Mercury has revised its FY2021 EBITDAF guidance upwards by $30 million from $505m to $535m. This reflects strong trading and an expected 200GWh increase in full year hydro generation to 3900GWh, it says. “Guidance may change and remains subject to any material events, significant one-off expenses or other unforeseen circumstances […]
Rivian has raised US$2.65 billion as it prepares to begin production later this year of its electric ute. The round, which was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc., also included Fidelity Management and Research Company, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund (Amazon has ordered 100,000 Rivian […]
A fully electric variant of Vauxhall’s award-winning Combo van has up to 275km range and 800kg maximum payload. The Combo-e with 50kW battery is available in L1H1 length (4.40m long, 2785mm wheelbase and 3090mm maximum load length) or L2H1 (4.75m long, 2975mm wheelbase, load volume extended to 4.4m3 with 3440mm […]
New Zealand will probably get 33,000 EVs on the country’s roads by the end of this year and should reach 78,000 by the end of 2025. The latest forecast from Zero Carbon Futures managing director and Newcastle University’s Dr Colin Herron in the United Kingdom indicates the New Zealand target […]
The compact electric Mercedes-Benz EQA has been launched globally in a digital world premiere and is due in New Zealand from mid-2021 according to Mercedes-Benz New Zealand. More information about pricing and specification for the EQA 250 will be available closer to that time. EQA is the name of the […]
South Auckland’s first fully electric bus service has been introduced by Auckland Transport (AT), with Auckland Airport and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. This marks the second electric fleet launch for the Auckland region – following the Waiheke e-bus launch late last year. The new AirportLink service from January 24 […]
How EVs use public charging and parking sites and whether they are overstaying their welcome will be determined under a Smart Christchurch plan to use new parking occupancy sensors in the city. The sensors will be installed at Christchurch City Council EV-charging parking sites – that provide real-time information to […]
EV battery materials supplier and developer Novonix has appointed Tesla battery research head professor Jeff Dahn as its chief scientific advisor from July this year. Dahn has renewed his contract with Tesla for another five years (his initial five-year contract was due to expire in June 2021), but in a […]
Markets for lithium-ion battery materials such as nickel, cobalt, copper and insulation will see a rapid increase in demand that would not have been there without EVs, IDTechEx says. Its report Materials for Electric Vehicle Battery Cells and Packs 2021-2031 identifies and analyses trends in the materials used for the […]
