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A Kiwi electric motorcycle is taking this country and others by storm.
We ride the UBCO e-motorbike and give our opinion. It’s already being used for pizza deliveries in Auckland and Queenstown, and is well suited to farming, hunting and other outdoor pursuits.
Our EVs and Beyond conference on Waiheke Island was a huge success, and there was a stack of EV related action around it as progress continues toward Waiheke’s aim of becoming the world’s first fully electric residential island.
Lack of action from the government relating to EV incentives is sure to be discussed at the conference.
A 15km/h footpath limit for electric scooters is proposed though, consultation on that closing April 22.
It’s among a raft of rule changes suggested for “transport devices” in the Accessible Streets Regulatory Package. You can read more in our Micro EVs section, which includes Uber’s Jump electric bike launch.
Mercury has a partnership with Jump, and the energy company’s chief marketing officer also features in our popular Women in EVs section.
EV dealerships are seeing some impact from the global Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic.
ITS NZ is moving to limit fallout from it for its T-Tech conference in May – planning to have international speakers communicate via digital means and stepping up the hygiene at the Wellington event.
We check out a host of EVs, such as the Volvo XC60 plug-in hybrid, the Renault Zoe and a world first hydrogen mining truck.
More hydrogen power is included, the government shelling out nearly $20 million for a renewable hydrogen production facility in South Taranaki.
Plus there’s plenty more from EV charging experts, the latest EV statistics, and our updated map of where to charge up.
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