Established and seed funded by the Fukutake family.
APEV rebrands to Drive Electric and appoints automotive industry veteran Mark Gilbert as Chairman.
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Drive Electric hosts a PlugIn Fleet Day, which attracts large amounts of corporate interest and participation.
Assistance in the preparation of a ‘Renewable Highway’ scoping study for members, Mighty River Power, Contact Energy and ENA Lines companies.
Drive Electric develops and sells EVolocity, an educational project to drive Kiwi innovation for electric vehicles via the tertiary sector.
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EV stimulus package announced
NZ Government announces the Electric Vehicles Programme, the first set of policies aimed at increasing EV uptake.
Charging ahead: New Zealand’s EV commercial charging infrastructure.
Peak pressure: what challenges do electric vehicles pose to New Zealand’s electricity grid?
Autonomous Vehicles: The road to a Driverless Future.
Drive Electric presents ‘Five Key Priorities’ to the Labour Government, encouraging EV policy innovations and investment in charging infrastructure.
Drive Electric releases White Paper to provide a ‘how to’ guide for businesses transitioning their fleet to EVs.
To The Productivity Commission, MfE and MoT with an expert cross-industry EV lens. Drive Electric works closely with partner organisations such as EECA – who have, to date, co-funded 48 projects and committed over $10m as part of their Contestable Fund.
To speak at 10 events across the country with support from Meridian Energy and EECA. The tour includes member events, influencers breakfasts, Ministerial engagements and attracts significant media coverage.
Reporting Back: New Zealand Insights from the 2019 Nordic EV Summit.
Recommends two-thirds of NZ fleet needs electrifying to meet target commitments.
Government makes their first announcement of incentives that will eventually become the Clean Car Standard and Clean Car Discount.
Submissions made by Drive Electric on the Clean Car Standard and Clean Car Discount policies.
Making the move: how some of New Zealand’s leading organisations have gone electric.
Clean Car Discount officially launched. Various rebates become available to purchasers of BEVs and PHEVs. Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert joins the Clean Car Sector Leadership Group established by this new policy.
Submission made on the EECA Consultation Document ‘Developing a Short Term Roadmap for the Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network’.
Submission made on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document.
Submission made on the Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill
Webinar launch of the new Drive Electric website platform, with keynote speakers Hon. Michael Wood, Minister of Transport, and Andrew Casseley, CEO of EECA. The site is built to be a more fulsome resource for all things electric transport in New Zealand.
Full Clean Car Discount launches, with more rebates available for new low emission vehicle registrations and a fee schedule for higher emission vehicles.
