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Tesla reinforces ‘no discounting’ policy
Tesla Motors’ staff have been told to stop offering discounts on the company’s all-electric new vehicles. Boss Elon Musk told employees in an email to follow company policy…
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EVs take lead in Paris
The Paris Motor Show is underway, and electric vehicles are big news this year. There have been major EV concepts from Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Renault, while the French…
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NZTA issues charging standard recommendations
The NZ Transport Agency has issued its recommendations for charging plug standards – recommending we shift to a European-style system where cars carry their own leads. The agency…
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Renewable energy use reaches record levels
The proportion of renewable energy used in New Zealand continues to reach record levels. The finding was released in the annual Energy in New Zealand report, which shows…
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Aussies trialing all-electric Fuso Canter in 2017
Key Fuso Truck and Bus fleet customers in Australia will be trialing the all-electric Fuso eCanter in 2017. Fuso revealed the third generation of the world’s first all-electric…
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Volkswagen’s Electric Crafter hitting the road in 2017
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles says its new e-Crafter van will be making urban deliveries for its European fleet customers in 2017. Electric drive was incorporated into the design of…
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LDV throws down light commercial EV gauntlet
The New Zealand distributor for LDV commercial vehicles says the electric versions of its V80 delivery van and cab/chassis are landing here in the first half of 2017.…
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WrightSpeed founder shares electric journey at RTF conference
The founder of WrightSpeed and co-founder of Tesla, Ian Wright, will share his electrification journey at the October Road Transport Forum annual conference. New Zealand-born Wright is at…
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NZTA land for charging infrastructure?
Transport minister Simon Bridges has welcomed the move by BMW to back Charge Net NZ in its roll out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure but says there is…
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BMW makes ‘substantial donation’ towards EV highway
BMW New Zealand has made a ‘substantial donation’ towards the roll out of electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure. The company announced today a partnership with charging-operator Charge Net NZ,…