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In this issue we highlight how companies are switching their fleets to electric vehicles.
Westpac NZ has just added 65 new electric and plug-in hybrid Hyundai Ioniq cars, while Meridian Energy now has a mix of new and used EVs.
These are two examples included in Drive Electric’s newly released guide to make things easier for businesses moving to EVs.
Speaking of fleets, Ports of Auckland is embracing electrification and we feature ABB NZ in our profile of companies committed to having 30% of their fleets electrified by 2019.
We preview the EVworld NZ forums, conference and trade expo in August, at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland. Issues to be covered there include EV supply and a skill shortage in EV servicing.
The Hyundai Kona Electric was especially flown in for Fieldays, the Australasian preview ahead of its introduction to New Zealand later this year.
The Audi EV roll-out, Tourism Holdings’ electric camper, the BMW i3S and the Volkswagen e-Golf get our scrutiny in this issue.
Electric Meg’s electric bike safety training and promotional work are covered in our Micro EVs section.
We look at Techweek’18 and how artificial intelligence (AI) could be a $54 billion industry in New Zealand in our intelligent transport systems (ITS) pages.
Michael Cameron has a book out on driverless vehicles, calling for a complete overhaul of law and policy around them. He says we have time to do it right but that some targeted reform is urgently needed.
That’s featured in our autonomous vehicle (AV) pages.
For those struggling with personal mobility, an electric addition turns a wheelchair into a powered trike, which extends mobility and improves quality of life.
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, and more.
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