Ford Releases Smartwatch App to Talk to Electric Vehicles
Drivers of Ford electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles can now access their battery charge status, unlock their doors, and get a driving score from their last trip with the MyFord mobile application for smartwatches. “The app gives drivers the ability to quickly check important data like available range before leaving on a journey without having […]
Elon Musk: Tesla’s Fully Autonomous Electric Vehicles With 1,000KM Range Will Be Available By 2018
By David Gilbert. LONDON — With Apple widely expected to enter the car market in the next few years, there is a lot of buzz around autonomous and electric vehicles at the moment. But it is Tesla, the company founded by Elon Musk, which is set to deliver on the promise of this new era […]
Tesla’s Model X Is Here, and It’s as Awesome as We Hoped
The world’s first luxury electric SUV is gorgeous. It’s futuristic. And once again, Tesla Motors is redefining the electric vehicle. The Silicon Valley automaker has teased us for years with the Model X, and tonight it finally gave the world its first look at the production model, then handed six customers the keys. Those people […]
Spotlight on local activity: EV happenings in CHCH
From Mark Nixon, convenor of the Christchurch EV group. We are pleased to report that EVs are really starting to take off in Christchurch. It’s not uncommon to spot the odd EV dodging cones in the Christchurch streets these days. In June the EVs owners group had a mid-winter EV meet-up at the Raspberry Café […]
REV-UP (Regional Electric Utility Project) Northland – After 5 Event
By Russell Watson of NorthPower. The REV-UP Northland after 5 EV event was held on the 12 August and hosted at Northpower’s head office in Whangarei. About 24 EVs and PHEV vehicles turned up with over 40 people attending. The attendees travel led from various parts of Northland and there were some who travelled from […]
Electric Vehicle Breakfast in Christchurch
EECA and the Christchurch City Council organised a breakfast in Christchurch on 14 September at which Drive Electric presented. Around 30 people attended from businesses in Christchurch. Participants included representatives from the hospitality, retail and electricity industries together with local government. The idea was to give participants an understanding of the key issues around […]
A road map for EV uptake
The Ministry of Transport is convening a working group to develop a ‘NZ Inc’ package of measures to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles. The working group involves members from central and local government and industry. Drive Electric will play a very active role in this dialogue for our EV members and we look forward […]
Lessons from Norway
We have been connecting up with some very learned EV colleagues in Norway this past month. Norway has the highest number of electric cars per capita in the world. Nearly 25% of car sales, month on month, in Norway are EVs. The growth in EV sales in Norway has been exponential; In 2014 EV sales […]
The Drive Electric Annual General Meeting – Report back to members
Over 50 people attended the Drive Electric AGM help at ABB’s offices in Mt Wellington. On 17 September. Many thanks to our member, ABB, for hosting the event. Chairman Mark Gilbert outlined the year, which was very significant for Drive Electric. Mark commented that it seems the time for EVs has arrived. There is strong […]
