Welcome to the January 2021 EVs and Beyond magazine
Happy New Year – one we hope will see huge strides in e-mobility.
Some of those steps will be covered at our upcoming EVs and Beyond Conference on Electric Island Waiheke.
The government has at least taken a big step towards encouraging EV uptake with its newly announced emission reduction measures, consideration of incentives and more. We explain how it all works.
Plus there’s industry reaction.
You can check out the popular electric Porsche Taycan in this issue, with news a fourth model rear-wheel drive variant with two battery size options has now been added.
We have updates on Auckland’s newly launched electric AirportLink bus service, the Devonport demise of EV rideshare AT Local – which may be South Auckland’s gain, and the e-bike supply issue.
If you have an e-bike or hope to get one before February 1 you can join the Aotearoa Bike Challenge which runs throughout February.
Two apps are in the news – Genesis Energy has one out which can find the best times to plug in your EV (and take a shower), while Richard Heaps wants EV dealers to help him get his PowerTrip app out more to the public to make EV use easier.
Ira Munn featured in one of our early magazines about his plans to make a kitset EV called the Drop.
We catch up with him to see how it’s all going in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and his aim to have the EV 3D-printed from recycled plastic drink bottles.
We have a guide about what to look for and what action you should take if certain warning lights come up on an EV or hybrid.
And you will no longer have to worry about EV battery fires or other issues under battery tech progress reported by Dr Paul Lichty of Forge Nano.
He’s talking better performance, longer range, shorter charging times, cheaper cost and improved safety.
Electric transport solutions need to increase at a faster rate in New Zealand.
That’s according to ITSNZ which wonders why it’s taking so long to get some decent EV policies, incentives and leadership in place.
More should be known by the time the ITSNZ T-Tech Future Transport Conference rolls around in June.
You can check out a Kiwi e-moped due later this year and learn what EV dealerships throughout the country think of the year ahead, outlining the issues they face.
Plus an engineering graduate gets a two-wheel EV job he loves, we cover the latest EV stats and there are summaries of global EV advances and e-mobility highlights around New Zealand during the past month.
All that and more for your late January reading pleasure.
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