E-CARS
March EV uptake low
EV uptake remains low in March with EVs comprising 9.28% of new passenger cars (down from 27.2% for all of 2023), says advocacy group Drive Electric. Modelling suggests…
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EV incentives still needed – Drive Electric
Research shows the new government’s policy to remove the Clean Car Discount and weaken the Clean Car Standard could mean between 100,000 and 350,000 fewer electric cars on…
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Three new Drive Electric board members appointed
Drive Electric has appointed three new board members – Jenny Cresswell (Hyundai), Moonis Vegdani (Counties Energy/OpenLoop), and Katherine Sandford (UBCO). “This talented group of directors has a diverse…
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Drive Electric urges minister to ‘not crash EV sales
EV advocacy group Drive Electric is asking new transport and energy minister Simeon Brown to consider alternative approaches to incentivising EV sales.
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Drive Electric new chair and deputy appointed
Kirsten Corson has been appointed Drive Electric chair while Eric Pellicer is the deputy chair. The e-mobility advocacy group says Corson, who was previously deputy chair, will succeed…
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Household with two EVs 51% lower energy bills by 2035
Drive Electric’s first State of Nation report sets out progress towards zero emissions transportation and energy independence, showing that by 2035 a household with two EVs will have…
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Drive Electric chair to retire December 31
Drive Electric chair Mark Gilbert will step down from the EV advocacy group on December 31. Gilbert says he realised while preparing for his 11th Drive Electric annual…
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10k EV chargers by 2030 proposed by National Party
National says it will deliver 10,000 EV chargers nationwide by 2030. It reckons the network will allow more Kiwis to make the switch and that National will invest…
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Drive Electric welcomes private-public infrastructure initiative
Drive Electric welcomes the announcement in Budget 2023 that $120 million will be invested to enable the roll-out of public charging infrastructure in New Zealand in partnership with…
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Polluters pay more under CCD changes
Hybrids lose their Clean Car rebate and high emissions vehicles pay more under newly announced changes to the Clean Car Discount (CCD) designed to ensure the scheme remains…