This month’s announcement of an upcoming Government scrappage scheme to support lower and middle-income Kiwis to move from petrol to electric cars raises some interesting future challenges for New Zealand’s EV charging infrastructure. The ; Read More
Premium German marques BMW and Mercedes-Benz have unveiled new high-end electric vehicles, and both are heading to these shores. Revealed as part of its radically styled, all-new seventh-generation 7-series line-up, BMW’s i7 is a fully ele; Read More
Electric feeling .. . Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour will get back on board the Veloce Racing e-SUV for the Sardinian round of the Extreme Eseries this weekend. Emma Gilmour’s long career has seen her get behind the wheel of so; Read More
A new Government subsidy has encouraged Dunedin motorists to show plenty of interest in electric vehicles in the first week. The Government introduced a subsidy from July 1 to make new EVs thousands of dollars cheaper and petrol and diesel; Read More
The number of plug-in electric cars registered has more than doubled in the year to the end of June.The Motor Industry Association said there were 1641 battery-powered electric vehicles registered, compared with only 611 at the same ti; Read More
Two Southland St John ambulance teams have been given the keys to a low-carbon future. St John held a dedication ceremony at Ascot Park in Invercargill yesterday to launch its first two electric vehicles, both of which will be used as heal; Read More
Motorcycles may be eligible for a Clean Car Discount in the future. Under the newly announced government policy, motorcycles were omitted from the plan which will give people buying electric vehicles discounts of up to $8625 for a new vehi; Read More
New eco-friendly car . . . Waimate Mayor Craig Rowley takes a Toyota RAV4 hybrid for a test run. The Waimate District Council has bought two hybrid cars. The council introduced the hybrids to replace two petrol; Read More
Farmers and tradies say the government's clean car package is an unfair tax on them as no alternatives are available for their work vehicles. From next month, people buying new or used imported electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids will be ; Read More
A proposal for a new electric vehicle charging station at the Oamaru Harbour has been declined. Network Waitaki’s chosen site at the eastern side of Scotts Brewing Co was voted down by the Waitaki District Council’s harbour area committee ; Read More
