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A wealth of electrifying stories are ready to read in this September issue.
We go over the new Kia Niro EV, a great SUV for the Kiwi family.
Rally racing driver Hayden Paddon is going electric, planning to build probably the world’s first EV rally car in Cromwell.
The Clean Car plan is a hot topic, with more than 1000 submissions received so far. We cover the argument, which also features in Kit Wilkerson’s IT NZ column where he favours a carbon fuel tax in his story ‘the great feebate debate’.
Speaking of heat, Hamilton Electric Vehicles is warming up the automotive industry there, setting the scene as a pure EV dealership. Dealer principal Nicholas Down explains what Hamilton EVs is doing.
Our ‘Women in EVs’ section profiles Yoogo Share’s Kirsten Corson and ABB EV charging specialist Debbie van der Schyff, both explaining their roles and how they got into it.
Corson also appears alongside Mevo in a story about car sharing and how it’s changing the face of Kiwi car ownership and use.
Meanwhile, Simon McManus outlines changes to ITS NZ and tells us what events are coming.
Food delivery is via EVs provided by Thai2Go Organic in Queenstown, while Westpac is also banking on EVs.
Energy companies are surging ahead in their latest outlooks, while Chargemaster and ABB are powering up for a bigger impact in the EV charging sector.
EV registrations have passed this year’s 16,000 target – four months early. But some EV dealerships are worried it’s insufficient to meet the 64,000 EV goal in 2021, especially without policies and incentives.
Plus there’s more stories, stats and our updated map for finding EV chargers around the country.
Enjoy your read.
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