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The new Nissan Leaf is due in New Zealand soon – we test one at the Nissan Futures innovation event in Hong Kong.

While there we sat down with the head of Nissan’s global electric vehicle programme Nicholas Thomas and the head of Nissan Australia and New Zealand Stephen Lester to discuss their electric vehicle plans.

The big Leading the Charge EV road trip starts this month and you can see where that’s going and what’s planned.

EVangelists are a little miffed about the word “electric” being used in a Toyota Corolla hybrid post – find out why.

They might also be narked about Spark’s move to switch much of its fleet to Mini Countryman PHEVs rather than pure electrics. Read what’s behind Spark’s decision.

Speaking of switch, Mercury has taken up residence in new Auckland headquarters which includes some interactive displays for visitors. Learn what Mercury is doing and its chief executive’s controversial view of hydrogen as a fuel.

While talking controversy, columnist John Gavljak determines whether there’s any truth to the rumour dealerships are dying because of all the tech changes involving the auto industry.

EVs might conjure up the image of electric cars, but there’s other forms of electric transport rapidly gaining popularity out there. Check out our review of BMW’s Active Hybrid e-bike, while our ITS NZ section covers other e-micro mobility news.

We also look at EV training, take a Tesla on a road trip and cover a meeting with a high-flying Japanese firm looking to have a New Zealand base.

Plus there’s the latest sales figures and how EVs are going, power deals, the popular new and used models available, our charging map and more.