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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2015 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Consumer Reports ranks top 20 most fuel efficient cars
By Steve Hanley. When it comes to ranking fuel efficient cars, Consumer Reports doesn’t rely on EPA numbers. It conducts its own real world tests. CR says: “Measuring fuel economy is among our more than 50 tests we conduct on each car we purchase. Our fuel economy numbers are derived from a precision flow meter […]
Bolger says govt should electrify car fleet
By Eric Frykberg. Jim Bolger said New Zealand’s electricity is mainly renewable, so switching from petrol and diesel would greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mr Bolger, a National Party prime minister in the 1990s, said while he didn’t want to quarrel with his successors in office, he thought it would be a good thing for […]