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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…
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Trade Me Motors plugs-in to International Drive Electric Week
International Drive Electric Week begins Saturday, September 10, and Trade Me Motors is plugging-in. Throughout the next week the country’s biggest vehicle listing site will have road tests…
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Road user charges exemption for electric vehicles extended
Transport minister Simon Bridges today announced an extension to the road user charges (RUC) exemption for light electric vehicles (EVs) which could save drivers up to $600 a…
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EV passion spreads to polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic employee Pam McKinlay is passionate about EVs (Electric Vehicles). McKinlay, who is one of the facilitators of the Dunedin EV Owners Group, is also helping organise…
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Mercedes-Benz developing electric van with delivery drone
The urban delivery van of the future will be an electric vehicle with a fully automated cargo space inside, as well as an integrated drone for last mile…