Honours for car share supporters

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A Yoogo Share EV is named “Malcolm” after Christchurch Airport chief executive Malcolm Johns.

The airport is trialling the Yoogo Share service for about six months, with the aim of establishing a “flexible fleet” able to be used by staff as well as the public.

“We’re keen to have staff take them home for a weekend and try them out,” Johns says.

The airport also hopes to have the Ohmio autonomous shuttle trial running in July or August (see P20), operating around the terminal and carpark private roads and linking with other transport services.

Johns is among the 12 Yoogo Share foundation partners and others who received certificates in appreciation of their support.

The partners include the council, the Ara Institute, Aurecon, Beca, the Canterbury District Health Board, Chapman Tripp, Environment Canterbury, Jacobs, Meridian Energy, Tonkin and Taylor, and Warren and Mahoney, the scheme run for them by Yoogo Share.

Andy Sinclair accepted a certificate on behalf of Hyundai Motors NZ for the car-share’s Ioniqs and Florian Renndorfer received one for BMW Group New Zealand for the BMWi3s.

The Christchurch Agency for Energy Trust was a foundation funding supporter for the service, providing a grant towards the electrical and charging infrastructure for the hub roll-out.

And the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) provided funding towards stage two of the service through its low emission vehicles contestable fund.