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Government ten-year transport plan overlooks electrification
If climate change is a strategic priority of the Government Policy Statement, where is the ambition for decarbonising the light fleet? Monday 21st September, 2020, AUCKLAND: Drive Electric, the not-for-profit with one mission – making electric vehicle ownership in New Zealand mainstream, has today responded to the Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport, 2020/2021 […]
TESLA BATTERY DAY: ELECTRIC TIPPING POINT NIGH
Wednesday 23rd September, 2020, AUCKLAND: Elon Musk has announced further improvements to battery technology for Electric Vehicles during its Battery Day event in California today, signalling that price parity between EVs and petrol vehicles is ever closer. Bernstein Research shows that Tesla has helped lower battery costs from more than US $600 per kilowatt-hour to […]
[PRESS RELEASE]: Drive Electric Response to National EV Policy Announcement
EV election policies are welcomed, but we need a plan to get to zero emissions from cars Friday 11th September, 2020, AUCKLAND: Drive Electric, the not-for-profit with one mission – making electric vehicle ownership in New Zealand mainstream, has today responded to the EV election policies announced by Labour and National. Mark Gilbert, Chair of […]
Car makers face huge fines if they miss EU emission targets
Written By Drive Electric Chairman Mark Gilbert, for Autocar NZ August Edition We are closing in on an election that gets more interesting by the day. No one as yet, has laid out a plan with regards to EV adoption in NZ, and how they will go about addressing all the issues that accompany them. […]
[MEDIA RELEASE]: EV Policy Discussion Document
250,000 EVs ON THE ROADS BY 2025 Drive Electric calls for next Government to decarbonise road transport Monday 3rd August, 2020, AUCKLAND: Drive Electric, the not-for-profit with one mission – making electric vehicle ownership in New Zealand mainstream, has today released five key policy platforms for the next Government to adopt in pursuit of the […]
Charging on, post the COVID19 lockdown
Written By Drive Electric Chairman Mark Gilbert, for Autocar NZ June Edition And then along came COVID19, and everything stopped. Especially car sales regardless of what motive power. It’s given everyone an opportunity to rethink what might be important going forward, with many suggesting a reset is necessary – be it consumerism, our values or […]
It’s nearing general election time – does your political party choice understand the automotive changes coming and how NZ will transition?
Written By Drive Electric Chairman Mark Gilbert, for Autocar NZ July Edition So only three months to go until the next General Election. I raise this topic as for you the reader, and likely passionate car owner and driver, it’s time to interrogate political party car policies in the coming weeks. Looking forward, the automotive […]
Drive Electric Launches New White Paper on Fleet Buying in New Zealand
‘Making the Move: How Some of New Zealand’s Leading Organisations Have Gone Electric’ was released today at the EVs and Beyond Conference, Waiheke Island, Auckland. “Once a company has transitioned their fleet to electric, they never want to go back!” So says Drive Electric board member and NZ country leader at Custom Fleet, Michelle Herlihy. […]