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CAT report focuses on EVs to meet climate goals
The last gasoline-powered car will have to be sold by 2035 to put the world on track to limit global warming to the most stringent goal set by…
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Getting charged at MOTAT this weekend
To celebrate Vector’s launch of a standard charger at the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), the museum has collaborated with the Better NZ Trust to host an…
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Historic EV milestones for Nissan and Renault
The number of electric vehicles (EVs) – even though still only a small percentage of vehicles on the road – is ever growing. This is evident in the…
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Vector opens charger for Drive Electric week
Vector is installing a standard charger at the Museum of Transport and Technology on Sunday as part of its participation in National Drive Electric Week. The week, which…
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Electric Vehicle contestable fund now open
Transport and Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges today opened the Government’s Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund. The fund is one of 14 initiatives in the Government’s electric…
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Greens: EV campaign needs more juice
The Green Party has simultaneously welcomed government’s campaign to raise the profile of electric vehicles (EVs) while warning that their lack of affordability puts them out of reach.…
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Tesla updating Autopilot feature
Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk said on Sunday the automaker was updating its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot, which could potentially have prevented a fatality in May. Musk…
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The 100,000th Renault EV has gone to a very EV country – Norway.
Renault last week handed over the keys to its 100,000th electric car, a ZOE, in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The record vehicle was sold to Åsmund Gillebo,…
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Volkswagen agrees to Chinese EV joint venture
Volkswagen AG has signed a deal with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd – seen selling light trucks – to work towards the joint development of all-electric vehicles in…
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Minister launches EV information campaign
Transport minister Simon Bridges launched the government’s electric vehicles information campaign to mark the start of International Drive Electric Week. It has launched a website aimed at connecting…