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Electric vehicle fans are fired up for The Leading the Charge road trip around New Zealand, starting in Bluff on March 14. The 5000km journey to spread the EV word promises to be bigger and better than last year, and includes 26 stops.
The latest Nissan Leaf falls our way in autumn next year as a new car. Nissan NZ says specifications and pricing have still to be determined.
Two French students are now on the road here for their seven-month EV tour. Thanks to EVtalk, they secured a Jucy electric camper van to trial. They’re encouraged by all the support they’ve received and will even join the Leading the Charge tour for a time. Running under “News & Land”, you can follow their electric journey.
We learn where dead EV batteries go. They’re too valuable to be buried, so are refurbished, repurposed or recycled.
What’s the difference between insuring an EV and a conventional vehicle? Many insurance companies are still grappling with the issue, and there’s autonomous vehicles to think about too.
Hamish Gardyne’s grandad suggested he get into EVs. The HVS Motors founder did just that, and has opened the company’s third yard. Check out our dealer profile.
Grab an electric bike and get on the Waikato River Trails. We try out parts of the 103km route. We also become “Riders of the Storm” – an electric “mobility scooter” that’s quite different from the norm. You can read all about it in our Micro EVs section.
Special sections are also dedicated to intelligent transport systems (ITS) and autonomous vehicles (AVs). The ITS section previews ITS New Zealand’s “T-Tech” summit in Auckland on March 19-20.
The AV part looks at the lessons New Zealand can learn from how Australia is dealing with the issues around AVs.
Check out our Diary section to refresh your memory about what happened in the EV world during the past month.
Plus there’s the latest sales figures and how EVs are going, power deals, the popular new and used models available, HRV’s move into solar power and battery storage, and more.
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