A NZ EV guide by Sigurd Magnusson
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What to Look for in Electric Vehicle Policy
Electric vehicles have been getting a lot of attention. Rightly so; they are exciting, and their arrival is a benefit environmentally. They have attracted the attention of the government, and we are expecting that Simon Bridges, as the Minister of Transport and of Energy, will make a policy announcement on EVs before long. What are […]
New Zealand to get Tesla Model 3
Ahead of the big unveiling of Tesla’s latest model of electric car, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed the sought after vehicle will be available in New Zealand. Tesla plans to unveil its Model 3 tonight at its Los Angeles design studio. It doesn’t go on sale until late 2017, but potential buyers could reserve […]
Christina Bu in New Zealand
We are please to announce that Drive Electric will be hosting Christina Bu, the Secretary General of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle (EV) Association. Christina has been the leader of the Norwegian EV Association for almost 2 years. Before that, she worked as a political advisor at The Norwegian Automobile Federation since 2007, specifically covering new […]
GM Invests $500 Million in Lyft, Sets Out Self-Driving Car Partnership
Above: Lyft cofounders Logan Green (left) and John Zimmer (right) with GM President – via The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors Inc said on Monday it will invest $500 million in Lyft Inc and laid out plans to develop an on-demand network of self-driving cars with the ride-sharing service. The biggest single Detroit-Silicon […]
Carmakers Forge Ahead With Electric Vehicles
– via The New York Times LAS VEGAS — Although sales of electric and hybrid vehicles have struggled, automakers are charging ahead to bring new battery-powered vehicles to market. Several car companies have focused on electric vehicles at the International CES consumer trade show here, including General Motors, which on Wednesday introduced the production version of […]
Why Cheap Gas Isn’t Bad News for Electric Cars
-via Slate.com With gasoline prices falling sharply, consumers are reverting to mean behavior: They’re buying gas-guzzlers. The No. 1 seller in December was a pick-up truck, the Ford F-150, which sold 85,211 units—a 10-year high. According to Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, the average new vehicle sold […]
The Microbus of the future?
Market for electric vehicles is ready to explode
-Via Ecomento.com A report from research firm IDTechEx entitled Electric Vehicle Forecasts, Trends and Opportunities 2016-2026 says the market for electric vehicles is set to explode over the next 10 years, creating nearly a half trillion dollars worth of new business along the way. “Batteries, supercapacitors, energy harvesting, wireless charging, power electronics and structural electronics are all […]