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EVs avoid charges Coventry Cars embraces – for now electric
ellington will have its lectric vehicles are winners – es- first electric-hybrid only pecially when it comes to avoid- Wvehicle sales yard when Eing any regional fuel, road user Coventry Cars opens its dedicated charges and the like. site in Lower Hutt on December 1. Other special exemptions are de- Hutt City mayor Ray Wal- signed to encourage EV uptake, such as lace, who’s had an EV for more proposed EV use of special lanes with a than three years, and Labour MP year’s trial in Auckland which started in Ginny Andersen are among invited September. guests. Great for EV owners and drivers – Steven Newman Mark Gilbert Coventry Cars has been selling but who’s going to pay for roading and Newman agrees. vehicles for 23 years since it was related infrastructure, especially when EV He’s well versed on road user founded by owner-director Bruce numbers get up there? charges (RUC) and the like, and believes Stewart. It’s a question that will need answer- New Zealand’s RUC system probably The dedicated EV yard will be ing soon, experts in the automotive holds the key. on the larger of two sites facing industry say. Anyone using New Zealand’s roads each other across Railway Ave. It “If electric vehicle use and vehicle ef- contributes towards their upkeep, the NZ will be separated by barriers from ficiency continues to grow at the current Transport Agency says. the main car yard while still op- rate (100% growth in electric vehicles per Most road users pay levies when they erating under the Coventry Cars year), it won’t be long before fuel con- buy fuel. banner. sumption drops and the revenue from Others, such as drivers/owners of Stewart expects to have around fuel taxes diminishes,” Abley Transporta- light diesel vehicles and heavy vehicles 40 EVs and hybrids on display at tion Consultants say. like trucks pay through RUC. the opening, that’s if the cars stop “At that point, the conversation about At the moment EV owners pay none selling almost as fast as they’re be- how to generate revenue to design, of that. ing brought in from Japan. build, operate and maintain infrastruc- But – EVs are covered by the RUC The vehicles are mainly Nis- ture in the future will become critical to system – which applies basically to san Leafs (generation 1 to 2) and the country as a whole,” principal trans- anything that’s not petrol. It’s just that late-model, low-mileage hybrids portation planner Jo Draper says. EVs are exempt until December 31, 2021, such as the Toyota Prius, Corolla ERoad chief executive officer Steven Continued on page 5 and Lexus. “I believe in electric cars and INSIDE our staff do as well,” Stewart says. Artificial Intelligence – what’s it do? 3 “Zero emissions is part of that.” Back to the future in Gisborne 4 Plug-in hybrids offer an option Leaf driver Uber happy 10 for customers before longer range Holden may Bolt in 14 3 4 Continued on page 9
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Getting your head around AI
I – what is it and how computer generated mod- “I think we might see Driverless forklift tech- does it affect my busi- els,” Miller says. some hybrid solutions in nology was developed in Aness? Such a model can act terms of platooning (a lead- New Zealand and is used in Those are two ques- rather like a flight simula- ing vehicle directing follow- factories here. tions Callaghan Innovation’s tor, helping sort issues and ing ones or ‘slaves’).” “There’s a lot of talent Jonathan Miller is often details before a vehicle is Truck drivers, for instance, in New Zealand working asked. actually produced. might still be needed in on this sort of thing,” Miller It’s his job to explain artifi- AR is already being used autonomous (and probably says. cial intelligence (AI) and how in motorcycle helmets. A electric) trucks to handle Jobs will change but it all works. heads-up display and the trickier side of getting Miller believes that with His expertise an app combine to vehicles from their base to autonomous vehicles and is at the interface provide the rider with the highway and later to their robotics, humans will still be between busi- a visual display in destinations. needed to do the thinking. ness and science the helmet showing But self-driving ap- “AI provides the tools to and technology. speed, navigational plications would probably make jobs easier and lets us Although information and work best on the highways, concentrate on the prob- Miller’s official distance without the leaving the driver free to do lem-solving.” title is national rider taking their eyes other company related work People will need training tech network Jonathan Miller off the road. through on-board commu- and upskilling to perform manager, his role It’s billed as a smart nication systems. new roles, especially as AI is really as a champion for and safer way to ride. Miller says the intelligent will create new employment several digital technologies, Miller believes AI, espe- transport infrastructure here directions. including “demystifying” AI. cially autonomous vehicles, is well advanced, along with New Zealand has the “My job is to explain the will have “a huge impact” on related autonomous devel- skills and technology, along technology and excite cus- society. opments, and cites as an with a good regulatory tomers to try it. It’s demys- “It will change the way we example HMI Technologies’ environment, to foster new tifying the experience for live and work.” work in this field (see EVtalk developments, Miller says. them.” New services, some September magazine, P3 & “The future looks really Artificial intelligence is already being introduced, 22). exciting.” about computer systems enable people to no longer with human-like intelligence. own a vehicle but to ride- The field is already having share or car-share with oth- a big impact on the automo- ers in their area and prob- Adapting to the future tive industry. One aspect, au- ably do their work while tonomous systems, applies travelling. allaghan Innovation relevant.” to self-drive vehicles and “Many new services will is a government Businesses that succeed drones. give people more work and Cagency that helps will be those prepared to Most new or near new leisure time, making roads people adapt to and em- disrupt themselves, Crone vehicles already have some safer,” Miller says. brace new technology. says. form of autonomy, even if And high autonomy might Named after physicist Sir “This is happening in it’s just cruise control. not be far off, he says. Paul Callaghan, it provides industries all the time. Other forms of AI can “Leading auto manufac- customers with advice, Uber is working on self- involve machine learning, turers are saying level four or expertise and access to piloting cars and drones pattern recognition, robot- five autonomy may be ready funding to achieve that. to ensure it’s near the ics, language processing around 2020 to 2025. Chief executive Vic front of the queue when and more. “If that’s the case, the first Crone, a former Auck- autonomous ride-sharing Miller’s interests in the big improvement will be land mayoral candidate, is takes over.” tech field include virtual and around urban mobility.” warning business opera- Each year Callaghan augmented reality (VR and Miller says business mod- tors they need to adapt. Innovation makes about AR). Those are being used els will also change. “In the next decade $140 million available now in training automo- “A survey of auto execu- about half our jobs will through grants in co-fund- tive students. An example is tives found about 59% think disappear. We can either ing situations to help with welding where a mask and that by 2025 more than half replace them with higher- a wide variety of projects. wand simulate the task with- of car owners will no longer value technology enabled Visit www.callaghanin- out anything being scorched. want to own one.” jobs or stand by and watch novation.govt.nz for more “Ford is using VR in its That signals big changes, our economy become ir- information. prototypes, building 3D Miller says.
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Back to the future at Electric Village
isborne is reclaiming coming possible.” its pioneering role in Regional infrastructure Gemerging technolo- company Eastland Group gies. developed the Electric Village It was one of the first New initiative and has committed Zealand towns to adopt to ensuring at least 75% of its electric vehicles in about own non-commercial vehicle 1910. fleet is electric by 2019. That link features in the The group operates lines newly opened Electric Village, company Eastland Network Tairawhiti’s community-fo- as well as Eastland Genera- cused energy hub. tion, Eastland Port and Gis- A photo is displayed there borne Airport. of Gisborne mayor William Group chief executive Douglas Lysnar in an elec- Matt Todd believes EVs tric car with famous inventor will transform transport in Thomas Edison in 1910. Tairawhiti (the Maori name for The village’s “energy the Gisborne district). champion” Katherine Evett In 1910 then Gisborne mayor William Douglas Lysnar, right, tried an electric “While EV uptake is still explains the connection. car with inventor Thomas Edison, pictured, in Detroit, United States. He very low in this region, we “In 1909, Lysnar lobbied brought one back to New Zealand. Photo courtesy Tairawhiti Museum expect it to increase sig- for major upgrades to the the future, Lysnar brought a Brougham nificantly as people become town. These included the widespread electric car back to Gisborne as a pre- aware of the advantages and as we introduction of electric power, street sent for his wife. roll out the regionwide EV charging improvements and a new tram system,” “On Edison’s advice, he also im- network.” she says. ported some electric trams. In 1913, Eastland Group recently received “He travelled to London in 1910 Gisborne became the first town in $251,000 from the Government to- to raise funds. On the way back, he the Southern Hemisphere to operate wards the installation of a fast-charging stopped in America to meet Thomas battery-driven electric trams.” EV network that will connect the region Edison, inventor of the world’s first Evett says Lysnar understood the to the rest of New Zealand. commercial electric lightbulb and potential benefits of electric vehicles. Three 50kW fast-charging units several EVs. “He was more than 100 years ahead will be installed at Wairoa, Putorino/ “Convinced that EVs were the way of of his time but finally his vision is be- Kotemaori and inland at Matawai, along with three 25kW units at Tolaga Bay, Te Araroa and Morere. “Electric Village is our opportunity to talk to the community and find out their vision for the future, as well as share information on solar generation, bat- teries, electric bikes and cars and other potentially game-changing develop- ments,” Todd says. Electric Village is a one-stop-shop for advice, exhibitions and discussions about the future of energy. People can also sign up to Flick Electric and charge their EVs there. It’s open 9am-4pm Monday to Friday at 37 Gladstone Rd, Gisborne. Visit http://www.eastland. nz/2017/08/09/powering-tairawhiti- Gisborne’s Electric Village is child’s play for Louis Jacobs, 4. future/ for more information.
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EVs avoid charges – for now
Continued from page 1 25 EV models now available there, Newman says. encouraging corporate up- for most, and until heavy EVs in New Zealand, EV prices A fuel tax may be unfair take of EVs (electric trucks) reach 2% of dropping and acceptance on those with lower incomes It’s proposed the “Switch” the total fleet. increasing. who cannot afford EVs or scheme would involve the Before the change of gov- As an example, Auckland- more modern fuel-efficient incoming EV attracting the ernment, National intended based Newman has a diesel vehicles lower FBT rate of the outgo- to have 64,000 EVs on New car but says his next will be Newman says RUC seems ing fossil fuel vehicle. Zealand roads by the end of electric, especially after he to offer the best and fairest FBT is lower on fossil fuel 2021. recently sat in a neighbour’s system available, and has vehicles because they are Whether that will change Tesla X. already proven cost effective. much cheaper than EVs has yet to be determined “We’re now at that tipping Drive Electric chairman “New EVs cost between under the new Labour-led point.” Mark Gilbert sees RUC as a $50,000 and $80,000 coalition, with possibly some Newman says ERoad deals strong possibility for EVs too. compared with $30,000 and policies around EVs expected with about 50,000 vehicles “We’ve been on record $40,000 for a comparable just before Christmas or early in service here, about 34,000 for some time saying the car that runs on fossil fuel,” next year. of them heavy vehicles. model (of revenue gathering Gilbert says. At just over 5000 EVs here Already, two electric trucks for roading infrastructure) is “Allowing EVs to pay the now, there’s a long way to go are expected in New Zealand broken.” lower rate of FBT could be in four years. within the next year. While some EV hybrids the tipping point for many Newman says the con- New technology may help have petrol power, over- more corporates to add EVs versation around how EVs provide other forms of tax, all they will be expected to to their fleets. contribute has yet to come, and provide ways of policing contribute. “It’s attractive because especially on the detail. them, such as number plate “Fuel efficiency has it’s revenue neutral to the He believes the days of recognition in the event a improved quite dramatically company, and the IRD, (albeit a fuel tax are numbered, congestion tax is considered. in the past decade. Vehicles a lost opportunity-cost for a and that the elements of Gantry cameras already work are going further on a litre period), and puts another EV electric power, autonomous on toll roads. of fuel but are still using the on the road delivering ultra- vehicles, transportation as Newman believes any roads like before, except low or no emissions.” a service and connectivity system needs to be universal. perhaps more so now.” It’s also an opportunity for combined will have a pro- In the United States, different Gilbert believes the government to secure more found impact. taxes and rules apply in dif- government and the various revenue from GST, because “All together it’s kind of ferent states. So, drivers may associated agencies need to EVs are more expensive, mind-blowing,” he says. wait until reaching a particu- start looking now at how EVs Gilbert says. “Depending what order this lar state to take advantage of and other vehicles will pay He believes New Zealand all comes in we could get any benefits around fuel, for for roading maintenance and cannot continue doing “the different outcomes. It’s going instance. infrastructure. same old thing” around to be fascinating to see what California has a high Drive Electric’s already charging to cover roading happens.” adoption of EVs, and the suggesting the new govern- and other costs because Newman says everything is debate around fuel tax and ment investigate a fringe vehicles and transport are already moving very fast, with charges is also happening benefit tax (FBT) innovation changing “dramatically”. A million kg of greenhouse gases saved
significant milestone science coalition of pure will be set in New and plug-in hybrid electric AZealand’s EVolution vehicle owners who upload this month. data from their vehicles The country’s EVs and to a communal database plug-in hybrids combined monthly. will avoid discharging a mil- The project estimates lion kilograms of green- the amount of greenhouse house gases in November. gases a conventional ve- The estimate comes hicle of the same size and from Flip the Fleet, a citizen Continued on page 6 Flip the Fleet’s Henrik Moller, left, and Dima Ivanov.
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Not your typical car yard
new dealership planned it to their driveway. for Wellington was Also offered will be war- A going to be called the ranties on all parts, servicing, “Wellington Electric Car Café”. three years AA membership – That’s until Nicholas Down “so if their battery runs out on realised the café side wasn’t the road they’ll be taken care going to happen just yet, due of” - and EVs to suit those to circumstances outside his with physical disabilities. control. Down is keen to employ The name, like the EV busi- people with physical disabili- ness, was to make a point of ties to help with the business, difference compared with perhaps fielding enquiries your standard vehicle dealer- from around the country and ship. offering assistance. For now, it’s the Wellington “I’d like to set up some Electric Car Centre – well at Nissan e-NV200s to take least until a café eventuates. wheelchairs,” he says. Down “I don’t want it to be a says he’s talking with various typical car yard,” Down says. parties to set the wheels in He notes EV customers are motion. buying online, through social “It’s not like the old days media and from personal where you opened the doors references, so the dealership of your business and waited is mainly operating through for the customers,” Down the internet at this stage. It’s says. “That’s long gone. The always open for business too. internet has helped change all The reason for the café that.” was to help make the busi- Down says it’s about value ness more of an experience Nicholas Down and providing exactly what the for customers, some of whom customer wants. will travel great distances to select the New Zealand and into the trade again. “We want to be able to offer a guar- EV they want. Excited by the prospects of Kiwis anteed buy back scheme, so that if Hamilton-raised Down worked in the taking up EVs, especially with our re- customers want to upgrade to a newer vehicle dealership business for about 25 newable energy resources, Down got model we can help them do that.” years, starting at South Auckland Ford in involved with EV community and aims EVs are becoming more affordable, 1987 and including a stint with Enter- to provide a full service for them. and Down says more and more people prise Cars. “I’m very excited about it.” are showing an interest in switching to He wanted a change so helped a He says if people want extras with EVs. friend out with another business and their EVs – like a bike rack, tow bar or Search for Wellington Electric Car then spent three years in Dubai. accessories - then he’ll ensure it’s ready Centre on Facebook for more informa- It was EVs that drew him back to for them when they collect it or deliver tion. A million kg of greenhouse gases saved
Continued from page 5 carbon dioxide in October,” at about 9% a month. Moller, a University of power would have emitted Flip the Fleet co-founder “So we reckon that from Otago sustainability sci- over the same distance as Henrik Moller says. now on, we’ll be saving entist, says at the present each EV travelled. “The Ministry of Trans- more than a million kg of EV growth rate, about 10 “The data just received port estimates there were greenhouse gases each million kg of emissions a shows that, on average, 5341 electric vehicles and month,” Moller says. month could be eliminated each low-emission vehi- plug-in hybrids in New Zea- “That’s a million small by the middle of 2020. cle avoided emitting the land by the end of October. victories for our grandchil- Visit www.flipthefleet. equivalent of 191kg of The electric fleet is growing dren.” org for more information.
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The pros and cons of a fuel tax
BY DANIEL WEST
believe that it is an amaz- ing idea to add a ten cent Iper litre tax to fuel in Auckland for the reasons I have listed below. However, there is one problem which I will explain.
It’ll help the traffic The first reason I believe a es that are centred around tax on fuel is a good idea is electric cars. that it encourages people to In addition, the car com- carpool. panies will benefit because Nobody wants to pay almost all have them or have money when unnecessary said they will make at least so when the price of fuel one electric model in the goes up, it means there is near future. another reason to carpool. As you can see, this tax If people start carpool- can be beneficial to not only ing more, or catching public people but to companies transport more often, there too. will be a substantially smaller volume of traffic. What the petrol tax won’t fix This means people can The downside to this is get to where they need to that New Zealand has a pov- be sooner, so they can have erty crisis at the moment and more time to sleep in or this tax would not help. prepare, giving them another For example, if you prehensibly unmistakable Lots of people are barely reason to stop driving by needed something from the that this tax has some good surviving on their incomes themselves. dairy – which in this case outcomes. and adding this tax could just As you can see, this tax is around a block away – be adding fuel to the fire. could encourage people to instead of driving there you It’ll help innovation Also, electric cars are use public transport, which would walk because you Thirdly – on a more quite pricey but that is has an abundance of ben- know it’s easy and you will personal note – it is good for changing as we speak. efits. be saving money. some businesses. Buses will become more If there is less traffic be- Two side-effects of this My parents’ (Steve expensive because of the tax
cause of more public trans- are lower CO2 emissions and and Dee West) business but Auckland has said it will port usage and carpooling, a healthier body. (ChargeNet) is centered buy only electric buses by there is a smaller chance By not using your car, around getting more people 2025. that cars will hit each other. you are not releasing gas to buy electric cars so that So there are a cou- About 318 people have from your exhaust into the carbon emissions lower, by ple of downsides to this died on the roads this year in atmosphere, adding to global putting in charging stations tax but they are definitely New Zealand, according to warming. Global warming where people can charge outweighed by the good the NZ Transport Agency. has literally swallowed five their electric cars. outcomes. That’s an appalling num- islands in the Pacific and is By adding a tax on petrol, To conclude, a tax on pet- ber of deaths which could getting bigger every day. more people will buy electric rol is extremely helpful for an have been avoided, but with As well as that, walking cars, which may have the abundance of reasons, such this new tax this number there gets you exercise and domino effect of electric as less traffic, lower carbon could halve. because of the increasing cars trending and they might emissions, more fitness and trend of obesity and obesity- eventually become “the business benefits. It’ll help the environment related diseases, more exer- norm” and carbon emissions Hopefully, from the Another reason is that if cise benefits us all. will lower. reasons I have provided, you there is a tax on fuel, people Because of all of the side And it’s not exclusively are able to consider the use- will stop driving to places effects from such a small my parents’ business - there fulness of this tax and that unnecessarily. thing, it should be incom- are plenty of other business- you shouldn’t despise it.
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Driverless cars just round the corner
ehicles that drive potential to change the way themselves might people travel if it is used in Vseem like something the right way, he says. straight out of a science fic- “It could create problems tion film. if there’s just one person in But new research from each vehicle. Congestion Drive Electric shows autono- doesn’t get fixed that way. mous vehicles (AVs) will be “AVs could be used to a reality much sooner than complement existing public many people think. transport options, particularly The not-for-profit group’s Dean Sheed Phil Carter if people are prepared to latest white paper The Road ride-share.” to a Driverless Future shows vehicles won’t have a steer- will likely be electric to some The technology also has just how quickly the technol- ing wheel or pedals,” says degree and have elements of the potential to disrupt other ogy is progressing. Sheed, who contributed to autonomous drive.” parts of the transport sector, Many brands have de- the white paper. Another key enabler will he says. veloped cars that already And it is inevitable that AVs be the cars’ ability to com- “Early adopters will feature Level 2 “partial will be fully electric. municate with each other include the commercial automation” where steering “There’s no need for an and infrastructure, and to operators that move freight and speed can be controlled autonomously driven car take action based on that or people. by one or more driver-assis- to be electric but there’s a communication, he says. “Expectations are that car tance systems. deep connection. From a “We’re trying to progress ownership will also go down. Drive Electric board mem- manufacturer’s point of view, as quickly as we can but it’s We will be renting or leasing ber and Audi New Zealand most of the research and fair to say we don’t have all cars instead.” general manager Dean development expenditure is the answers just yet.” The next white paper Sheed says the technology going into electric drives and Urban and transport plan- early in 2018 aims to gauge will only improve in the next autonomous vehicles. ner Phil Carter, who works New Zealand’s readiness to few years, with an eventual “These things will merge for consultancy firm Arup, adopt driverless technology, push towards full automation and the cars that they’re has worked with the idea of particularly around rules. in the 2020s. designing today for market AVs since 2011. Go to driveelectric.org.nz “Eventually, autonomous launch in three years’ time The technology has the for more information. Coventry Cars embraces electric
Continued from page 1 Stewart says demand for EVs has EVs arrive and all the infrastructure is certainly gone up, while margins in place, he says. have dropped. He’s also expecting a few Nissan He’s ensuring plenty of stock will e-NV200 vans and a hybrid Nissan be available and supplies chargers Note e-Power. with them - mainly New Zealand Coventry Cars has partnered with spec OEMs from Paul O’Connor in Nichibo Japan to help supply the Christchurch. vehicles and Stewart says he visits A demonstration EV is available Bruce Stewart Japan about once every two months for people to try without any obliga- Stewart plans to include in that to check out cars. He also spends tion. an updateable map of New Zealand about four hours a day on the inter- Coventry Cars has a fast-charger charging stations with colour-coded net seeking vehicles to bid on. in its showroom for customers and is pins indicating the types. “You have to know the right ones also getting a facelift for the official Visit www.coventrycars.co.nz or to buy.” opening. search for them on Facebook.
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Uber driver’s wedding motivation
reg Kent is saving so passengers mention is the much using his Nis- car’s quietness. That’s handy Gsan Leaf for his Uber too if he chats to passen- work that he’s paying for gers (he usually fits in three his December wedding and or four at a time) or there’s planning to buy a house in a singalong to tunes from Auckland. another app. The 22-year-old EV “You need a sense of hu- fan, who also works as an mour,” Kent says. Auckland cinema attendant, Had any difficulties? crunched the numbers “No majors,” Kent says. before buying a 2014 Nissan A forward and rear facing Leaf through GVI about five in-car camera provides a months ago. safety feature and because Since then he’s clocked up passenger payment is cash- 81,000km, expects to pay off less, it’s pointless trying to rob his $15,000 car loan next year a Uber driver. and pay for his wedding here Kent did run out of battery to his Indonesian fiancé Ismi. juice once while part-way The North Shore resident home but made it safely with has been working as an Uber assistance. driver for about six months, Any issues can quickly be starting with a 1.3-litre reported. Mazda2 Demio. He uses the car’s “eco” “I was spending about mode and B mode much of $250-$300 a week on gas, the time and says the fre- with servicing adding another quent use seems to help. $100 every few months,” Kent With a 24kW battery he says. expects to get about 150km “So, it was quite expensive, Greg Kent range in suburban areas and even though I had a small about 120km on the open car.” distinctive,” he says. need to have the Leaf ser- road. Kent did some research The Autech version has a viced as often as his previous “I tried it from the North after hearing about EVs and body kit, tinted windows, LED car, he likes to have regular Shore to Hamilton and got learned he could save about daytime running lights and a safety checks and to ensure there on one charge.” $300 a week. classy interior to help provide the car is in tip-top condition. One tip for people who He also liked the fact a more luxury look that he He cleans it himself. spend any length of time they’re more environmentally wanted to appeal to passen- Most of his work is be- behind the wheel: “I use a friendly than a conventional gers. tween the North Shore and lumbar support, which cost vehicle. It has his name on the the central city with Kent $30, to help with posture.” He got talking to a finance registration plates and his using smartphone apps to be Kent likes many aspects broker who was a passenger first name and an Uber logo, in contact with clients and of owning the Leaf, includ- and arranged a loan which he which glows at night, fixed on record data such as hours, ing its roominess, especially hopes to pay off by June. his windscreen. fees, costs, mileage and even as he’s around 1.92 metres GVI arranged the car for Charging the Leaf over- when breaks are due. tall. He can fit comfortably about $20,000. Kent had it night at his rented home He transports about 150 and rear-seat passengers repainted for about $600 in costs about $35 a week and people a week. still have plenty of leg and mainly black with a blue roof he usually tops up at a free Comments are invited and headroom. to match its blue wheels and Auckland city fast-charger nearly all are positive and “The Leaf is cheap to run badge. one or twice a day, depend- appreciative - Kent has a 4.76 and the ride is smooth,” he “Blue stands for electric- ing on use. average rating out of five. says. ity and I wanted to make it Although Kent doesn’t One of the first things “It’s the future.”
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Bolt from the blue
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt could be introduced here from Holden by Holden but as a left-hand drive only.
olden New Zealand wants to sell work with government agencies to enthusiast and permit schemes. electric vehicles in New Zealand allow a small number of the left-hand “We are happy to do it with a few en- H– but they will be left-hand drive. drive vehicles to come into the country thusiast cars under certain restrictions Managing director Kristian Aquilina and potentially even be sold here. but we can’t do the same for electric told automotive media at the launch “One thing we would like to talk to vehicle enthusiasts?” Aquilina says. of the new Equinox SUV the brand the Government about is the opportu- He does not believe there are signifi- wants to be involved in the growing EV nity to bring in a small number of elec- cant safety issues around the driving of market but it has no right-hand drive tric vehicles in left-hand drive - if just to left-hand drive cars on right-hand drive vehicles available. demonstrate what they can do.” tailored roads. Holden does have the highly-rated He suggests there’s a double stand- “I was in Japan for business and there American-built Bolt but only in left-hand ard in regulations now, where perfor- you have right-hand drive and left-hand drive. There are no plans for a right-hand mance vehicles such as the Chevrolet drive working cohesively on the road drive version of this generation. Camaro and Silverado can be imported without any safety issues.” Aquilina says Holden is planning to and registered through the current
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14 | EVTALK NOVEMBER 2017 | www.evtalk.co.nz MICRO EVS Ride Mango, the all-electric urban two-wheeler
hat is it – a bike?” Well, not a pushbike but a “Wzippy little foldup electric ride- on scooter actually. The Mango certainly brought plenty of positive comment from cyclists and pedestrians during a few days of trial- ling it in Auckland. Perhaps the mainly orange and yellow clothing EVtalk editor Geoff Dobson wore while riding it added to the intrigue. The Mango’s distinctive appearance attracted curious glances and questions from many on the city’s cycleways and at intersection crossing lights. Passers-by wanted to know how it went (very well really), how much it weighed (about 18kg so easily carried), whether you could take it on public transport (yes) and how far I’d come (23km one way). It doesn’t have pedals (other than footrests) so it’s not power-assisted, more a low-powered electric scooter like a Yike bike. A right-hand throttle controls the speed. One thing I learned quickly is not to hold the throttle down without keeping the brakes on when getting off the bike or it will rear up. Both handlebar brakes negate the nearly 300 watts of power and 6.6Nm EVtalk editor Geoff Dobson on the Mango. of torque from the long lithium battery you need such as speed, power con- to warn people in front before you which powers the brushless gear motor. sumption, temperature, mileage and overtake. The battery slots easily into the frame more. The horn is loud. I quickly discovered and is lifted out for recharging. And there’s Bluetooth connectivity. it’s better to sound it some distance I found it needed recharging after When you use the remote key to un- behind another road or pathway user about 25km riding into a head-wind but lock the scooter, an English voice asks rather than scare the wits out of people a return trip over 23km with a tail-wind about connecting. when too close behind. left plenty of battery power still avail- The key also alarms the Mango to You don’t need registration or a able. prevent theft and can even help you driver’s licence to ride it but you must The disc brakes on both wheels locate it. wear an approved cycle helmet. bring it to a stop quickly. Like my road The scooter has a bright front-light Like the Yike, the Mango can be bike, I use the rear brake to slow or but I found it handy to wear my road used on the roadway – so long as you stop, with some assistance from the cycle reflective gear and a smart Livall keep as close to the left as practica- front brake when necessary. If you just helmet with lights (even indicators) in ble – and on the footpath and shared use the front brake, especially going the helmet rear. cycleways. downhill, you risk pitching forwards. A rear reflector is fitted but a red rear You need to give way to pedestrians A big LCD screen on the back of the light can easily be attached. and mobility vehicles, and you can’t ride front light provides all the information The Mango is very quiet so you need Continued on page 20
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attwheels hits the streets with ucts we truly believe in. late November.” electric bikes from this month. “We went about doing our research Quality control is especially impor- W Established in Christchurch and found a market which is growing tant, Mitchell says. in 2016, Wattwheels is now offering its exponentially, as it is all over the world. “We are just in the process of em- e-bikes through 12 retailers nationally, “With the price of fuel increasing, ploying someone in China to thorough- with more to come. traffic congestion and pollution levels ly check and test the bikes before we Directors Brad Mitchell and Phillip growing in our major cities, we are ship them to New Zealand. Previously Du Val have been working hard to have seeing a huge demand for cheaper, low we have travelled to China ourselves to their e-bikes made under supervi- inspect the bikes before shipping.” sion in China and expect a good But with orders picking up, supply of stock shortly. Wattwheels will have someone The bikes range from commuter devoted to looking after the opera- styles and mountain e-bikes to an tion on the ground there. e-trike with foldable handlebars, Wattwheels is a big supporter of carry baskets front and back, and a community organisations too. new “fat wheel fold-up” useful for It backs the Love to Ride organi- holiday trips. sation - https://www.lovetoride. Du Val has close connections net/nz with China, being involved in other which encourages cycling in businesses and doing a lot of work New Zealand, donating products for there. He is vice-president of the prizes. New Zealand College of Business Bikes are supplied to Home and and hosts any visiting Chinese uni- Family Christchurch for auction at versity delegations. charity nights as well. Mitchell has a management and “Wattwheels looks forward to Brad Mitchell, right, and Phillip Du Val of Wattwheels. sales background, having been being part of the EV revolution and involved in several businesses both here emission vehicles on our roads.” has a lot of exciting plans developing in and in Australia. Wattwheels’ goal is to offer New 2018, from e-bike charging stations to “Phillip and I got talking three years Zealanders an affordable range of new bikes and products.” ago about potential start-up business quality e-bikes, without a hefty price Mitchell says it’s great to see the opportunities,” Mitchell says. tag, he says. growing popularity of e-bikes and notes “He had just been to Europe and “We are involved right from the frame the AA is even extending its cover for seen the massive uptake of electric design to hand selecting every compo- members riding electric bikes. bikes over there. I have always been nent on the bikes in which we only use Visit www.wattwheels.co.nz for more right into my riding and we started dis- recognised brands. information. cussing the options of a business here.” “All of our e-bikes are priced be- Mitchell says New Zealand has some tween $2599 to $3999 and are due to MICRO EVS amazing cycle trails and he has ridden hit retail stores from this month, which Exercise. Enjoyment. Freedom. a number here and overseas. is super exciting. We are starting with Book your FREE test ride online at www.electrify.nz Reptila “With the national cycle ways net- around 12 retailers, some of which we 900 work expanding, we’re seeing a larger have offered exclusive agreements this New Zealand's number of tourist operators now offer- summer for stocking our bikes.” Electric Bike Specialists North Shore ing e-bike tours, which in turn is giving However, Mitchell’s keen to discuss Auckland City a lot more people the confidence to retail with anyone interested. Retail- Tauranga Hamilton now be part of it. ers will be listed on the Wattwheels Dunedin “Have a look at the new ‘great rides’ website. Showrooms AKL City : 09 8892019 North Shore: 09 211105070 Tauranga: 027 675 1521 Dunedin: 021 035 9820 Hamilton warehouse: 07 8080404 app which lists some great bike trails He sees a huge opportunity as a around New Zealand.” New Zealand company to take up the Married, with an 18-month-old challenge in competing against big daughter, Mitchell decided to put overseas operations bringing their Check out our great everything into the Wattwheels e-bike products here. business. “We’re lucky enough to have a cou- electric bike selection starting from “The EV industry has taken off in ple of key investors behind us, which $2599 leaps and bounds and I saw this busi- has given us the opportunity to really ness as a great opportunity to get focus on this business and get a good For more info or to find a dealer near you contact us at: 0800 311 011 | www.wattwheels.co.nz | [email protected] involved in an exciting industry, in prod- supply of bikes coming through from
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Three-year-old Ezekiel can now drive himself, thanks to an Volunteers from the combined adaptation which slots Rotary clubs of Hamilton with a few his wheelchair seat into of the kids and the donated cars. his own electric BMW. Gobabygo and Rotary get kids going
olunteer-run charity “Independent play is and adulthood.” point harness in place of a Gobabygo has donated vital to a child’s development It also helps them learn seatbelt or handles to assist V11 specially adapted, and it helps develop neural boundaries. After all, a grip of the steering wheel or ride-in electric BMW toy cars pathways they will need as child which cannot move a headrest. to 11 mobility-challenged they grow,” Gobabygo board without an adult to carry Each car also has a remote Waikato children. member in charge of build them can now choose to be as some children need an Kids like three-year-old Mark Prujean says. naughty, to chase the cat or adult to control the wheel Ezekiel, who lives with “But more than that, head the wrong way down and throttle at first - some cerebral palsy and relies mobile play also helps them the pavement, and to hear may always need assistance. on a tiny wheelchair to get develop stronger bonds with “no” for the first time. The charity supports the around, or 18-month-old their brothers and sisters That’s no doubt a mixed car for as long as the child Kingston, who has cardiac and with friends at kindy or blessing for some parents fits within it and feedback issues, among other health at school – bonds that will but it’s also a sign of “normal- has been overwhelmingly challenges, and who there- stand them in good stead ity” for children whose health positive. fore tires easily. as they reach their teens often sets them apart. Prujean and his team These parents say other are grateful for the support children now talk to their kids they receive in the Waikato when perhaps they didn’t be- from the combined Rotary fore because they’re interest- clubs of Hamilton, the ed in the car. And at last they Coombes Johnson BMW can send all their children out dealer – BMW NZ is an an- together, to the dairy or to nual donor – and the local play, on bicycles or in their therapist network. Gobabygo car. “We’re looking forward The charity buys the to returning to donate more standard ride-in toy car, cars as soon as more families which plugs into a house- have applied,” he says. hold socket to recharge its “Fortunately we’re easy battery, and then fits ad- to find. Often parents put aptations the child’s thera- Gobabygo NZ on Google or pist deems necessary. Facebook and the next thing The throttle might become we’re processing an applica- Kingston, 18 months, relaxes in his new BMW as mum learns how to work head or hand-operated or tion and meeting them to the car’s remote. the child might need a five- hand over a car.”
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The battle for airspace
he Japanese new vehicle fleet’s uptake Tof Intelligent Trans- port Systems using the 760 megahertz frequency is causing headaches for New Zealand importers. That’s because the frequency, which allows ve- hicles to communicate with each other, is already used in New Zealand by mobile phone providers and it’s il- legal to transmit radio signals on it. It could potentially cause chaos if the two technolo- gies were to clash trying to use the same frequency. However, efforts from or- ganisations like VIA and the Ministry of Transport have brought the issue to the at- tention of policy makers and manufacturers alike. VIA policy analyst Kit Wilkerson says no one was able news is some of the make sure that technology is “The telecommunications aware of the problem initially manufacturers are looking disabled or removed.” companies still would have but now New Zealand is at at building dual-band de- been able to buy chunks. the forefront of discussions vices that switch frequencies Wilkerson at the forefront Then New Zealand consum- on how to sort it out. based on geographic loca- Kit Wilkerson’s mem- ers would have been able “The discussion is tion and the vehicle.” bership of an International to take advantage of this taking place prior to Wilkerson says VIA Standards Organisation tech- technology being developed the manufacture of is working with Spark nical committee could help in Japan.” the vehicle, rather to import one of the avoid potential problems Now the industry has the than fighting the New vehicles for testing. caused by new technology. opportunity to be at the cut- Zealand Government to “They can import The committee, which is ting edge of discussions, he allow us to import one. They are the investigating different types says. the vehicles.” licence holder for of dynamic mapping, is at “We’re looking forward to The discussions the frequencies. the forefront of advances in being more proactive in the Kit Wilkerson have prompted We can experi- autonomous and connected future.” some potential solutions ment with deactivating it and vehicle technology. Being part of the ISO from the companies in- see what the actual impact It provides access to committee does mean plenty volved, Wilkerson says. will be.” national policy leaders and of international travel for “Some of the chip makers But there could still be OEM representatives which, Wilkerson, who recently at- are looking at either dual issues with 760 MHz vehicles looking back, would have tended a meeting in Texas. solutions or equal but dif- coming into the market next been helpful when address- But it’s important to be ferent solutions. year, Wilkerson says. ing the 760MHz issue. there in person, he says. “Some cars for the “Unfortunately our advice “Had we been part of “To be fair, a lot of politics Japanese market with a from last year is still the these discussions five or ten goes on so it would be really 760MHz chip will also have most current. Some mod- years ago we could have difficult over Skype. 5.9MHz available. Whether els are still going to have it seen this 760MHz issue “The guys representing we remove one chip and put available in 2018. coming,” Wilkerson says. Japan are really pushing the the other one in, we’ll have “If someone does make “We could have negoti- technology being developed to see. the business decision to ated with Japan to block off for autonomous vehicles in “The other favour- import one, they need to that part of the spectrum. Continued on page 20
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The battle for airspace
Continued from page 19 the corner if only 0.5% of the issue is Toyota’s ITS Con- menu and disabling it is as Japan. It’s the country that cars have it.” nect unit, which is an option- simple as cutting a wire – has the most advanced plan. New Zealand is in a al extra on cars fitted with although access is reported “There’s push-back from favourable position to take the brand’s “Safety Sense” to be difficult. the Europeans resisting advantage of the latest suite of intelligent safety It does not affect other change, representing the Eu- technology trends, Wilkerson technology – a package of safety systems. ropean OEMs who may not says. items such as autonomous “The ITS system (which want to adopt the Japanese “There’s lots of early emergency braking and lane has the conflicting frequency plans.” adopters. There’s so many departure warnings. in New Zealand) can be disa- Positioning New Zealand people throwing money at It is available in only a bled by removing the power as a neutral broker makes connected and autonomous small number of models but input to the ITS computer in for some interesting discus- technology. one is the high-volume Prius. the vehicle,” Dilks says. sions, he says. “It’s about building on the Safety Sense is also be- “This is detected on the “New Zealand is unique as little successes.” coming more widespread. multi-display when the igni- it has no vested interest: we Toyota Japan confirmed last tion is turned on. do not manufacture vehicles ITS systems can be disabled month all Vitz would be fit- “Disabling the system but we take vehicles from Intelligent Transport ted with Safety Sense from through cutting the power both European and Japanese System units that conflict this year. input does not impact on any manufacturers. It puts us in with local radio spectrums by As of October 2016, of the vehicle’s other safety an interesting place. broadcasting on the 760MHz around 50,000 vehicles car- features.” “The Japanese auto range can be deactivated, ried the ITS Connect system. But it might not always be agenda has links to 760MHz Toyota New Zealand says. Toyota NZ spokesperson that simple, Dilks says. while other manufacturers In New Zealand the Morgan Dilks says the brand “Currently, while the ITS use 5.9MHz. 760MHz band is owned by has been working with the system can be disabled in “We don’t quite know telecommunications compa- Ministry of Transport and VIA isolation without affecting where that’s going.” nies for 4G networks. Toyota to provide access to cars in other vehicle features (such Despite all the positioning, is fitting the technology to Japan for testing and con- as safety), ITS is manageable. creating critical mass will be cars sold new in Japan. firmation of how the system “In the future, if ITS necessary before the tech- If active, the transmitters works and how it can be systems are more tightly nology is usable, he says. would make the car an illegal disabled. integrated, then it could be “You can’t rely on it to tell import. The system can be identi- more difficult to disable in you a car is coming around The system that creates fied through a dash screen isolation.” Ride Mango, the all-electric urban two-wheeler
Continued from page 15 the steepest sections, especially at speeds that could put other one where I’m normally in the pathway users at risk. lowest gearing on my road bike No real problem there as the and working hard to make the top. 23km one-way ride between All-in-all it’s a great form of downtown Auckland and Swanson personal transport around the city in West Auckland (mainly along or suburban areas, especially if the north-western cycleway) saw you’re doing no more than about difficulty exceeding much more 20km. than 22kmh. The Mango is priced at $2485, Going downhill with a tail- including GST, and comes in black, wind could produce more than red wine or army green. 30kmh but steeper uphill slopes Visit www.ridemango.co.nz, (like the Nelson St cycleway contact Paul Eva on 021501659, heading south) reduced the 09 479 7990 or email shop@ride- speed to around 10 to 12kmh. mango.co.nz for more informa- EVtalk business manager Rachel Hadfield demonstrates the Still, it had the power to get up tion. Mango’s portability.
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Plug-in at launch for new Volvo
t is a rare move when a 10.4kWh. Charging takes at $117,900. you can expect a reasonable distributor launches the two and a half hours on the Volvo Cars NZ boss Coby level of fuel-free commuting. Iplug-in hybrid version of a included charger through Duggan says the old model Fit and finish felt excel- new model at the same time a type-one port mounted XC60 has sold out, and it is lent, and comfort in the as the rest of the range. Even ahead of the passenger side expecting strong interest in front of the cars is great - more so when it is the obvi- door, and range, if driven the model - although they these are some of the best ous flagship for the range. frugally, is around 40km. We are limited in supply. They seats fitted to any car in the But Volvo, which has didn’t get a chance to test did 191 cars last year, and market. Rear legroom is a made it clear it is on a rapid this on the launch. The XC have sold 101 to the launch little tight, though a six-foot track for electrification, did can be driven in modes for date of the new model. passenger can sit behind a just that last month, bring- EV-only, Eco, Performance They are holding orders for six-foot driver. ing the new XC60 mid-size or off-road settings. between 70 and 90 new SUV to market with a range Standard features in- models in 2017, with 240 BMW built to be electric topping T8 plug-in model. clude a 360-degree camera, next year. That will take them Volvo have made little What’s more is that of cus- navigation, Park Assist Pilot, to 10% of the segment. Next secret of its plans to have tomer pre-orders so far, the keyless entry, handsfree year will also see a reduction a plug-in version of every T8 has made up nearly half tailgate and Apple Carplay / in variants from the seven on model by the end of this of demand. Android Auto integrated into offer at launch. decade, with a full electric The entire XC60 range is the Sensus system with its On the road the handling model also on the way. powered by 2-litre turbo- nine-inch touch screen. Also felt especially confident and Last week their competi- charged engines in petrol standard is Lane Keeping Aid fuss free, though the steer- tors at BMW launched their and diesel form. The T8 . Oncoming Lane Mitigation ing offered little in the way X3 in the market, directly shares its drivetrain with the and Steer Assist will join the of response or feedback competing with the XC60. same variant in the XC90 standard Intellisafe City Safe- for the road. This is to be ex- There is no plug-in model range. This pairs a 235kW ty system, which includes pected for an SUV, though for now, however under- petrol engine with an electric pedestrian, cyclist, vehicle disappointing against mod- neath the skin it hides the engine powering the rear and large animal detection els like the new X3. fact it was built to be fully wheels producing a fur- with automatic emergency The T8 is an absolute electric. ther 64kW. Combined, the braking. barnstormer, with a huge The brand has confirmed pairing is good for 300kW Options include Nappa amount of performance an all-electric, not plug-in and 100km. An eight-speed Leather seats with ventila- available on tap. It does feel hybrid, version is coming in automatic is standard, and tion and massage, Bowers & a little heavier on the road 2020. But that is all it can Volvo claims the car is capa- Wilkins Premium Sound and than the non-hybrid mod- tell us for now. ble of 2.1-litres per 100km. four-corner air suspension els - though not enough to “This has been developed We think that is rather hope- provide XC60 customers make it unenjoyable. for a fully electric drive train ful, though how often you with the opportunity to add Performance in electric- from day one,” says BMW plug in will obviously affect even more personalisation. only mode is limited, though NZ spokesman Paul Sherley. how much fuel you use. Optional air suspension is more than enough for a city “That it is being released in The battery is bigger priced at $4200. crawl-commute. If you live 2020 is the only information than that in the ‘90, now at The T8 R-Design is priced within 15km of the office we have.”
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Drone delivery: Publicity stunt or game changer?
Drone delivery’s short-term potential might have been exaggerated but the technology has a long-term future, particularly within the trend to automate as much as of the logistics chain as possible. But patient investment in research and development, trials, constant negotiation with regulators, and wholesale re-organisation of distribution points and practises will be needed.. IDTechEx research director Dr Khasha Gha arzadeh outlines the situation in his report “Drone delivery: Publicity stunt or game changer in instant fulfi lment?” Dr Khasha Gha arzadeh
he idea of drone de- the hype. livery sharply divides Investment rose nearly Tcommentator opinion. 50-fold between 2012 and Some dismiss it as a mere 2016, exceeding $450m in publicity stunt and others 2015. consider it a game-changer Investment peaked in that will bring near-instant 2015 as industry moved product fulfi lment to past the hype and as the e-commerce, stripping tra- platforms commoditised. ditional shops of their last New opportunities beyond major di erentiator. platforms are now sought in In our report Mobile Ro- specialised software, hard- bots and Drones in Material ware components such as Handling and Logistics 2017- sensors and drone services. 2037, we have analysed the The new prevalent strat- technologies that are emerg- egy is to pivot towards com- ing in the last-mile delivery Photos of select delivery drones. First row, from left: Matternet, Zipline; mercial drones. The drones space, including drones and second row, Google, DHL, Connect Robotics; third row, Flirtey, Amazon, will be higher performance autonomous mobile ground Alibaba. and potentially application- robots (or droids). customised, leading to We provide a quantita- overviews/profi les. The market is, however, higher prices. tive picture of the market In this article we paint a in the midst of changing its This will hold true in the evolution, in unit numbers big picture of how we see character. medium-term but there will and revenues, over a 20-year the emergence of drone The consumer drones’ be no escaping the ultimate period (2017-2037). delivery. hardware platform has be- fate - hardware platform We do this for all aspects come rapidly commoditised commoditisation. The rise of mobile robotics in mate- Industry changing character with prices falling, according of prosumer drones - with rial handling and logistics Drone delivery must be to our data, by more than prices already pinned down also including autonomous fi rst viewed within the con- 60% in the past two years close to the consumer end - trucks and light vans, au- text of the emerging drone or so. attests to this. tonomous mobile material industry. The growth in unit sales The lasting source for handling carts and vehi- This has grown rapidly is yet to catch up, causing value, however, is likely to cles (forklifts, for example), with the market leader’s many to feel the pain and be found (a) in specialised AGVs and AGCs, and mobile income reaching $1.5 billion laying o sta en masse. vertical (or application) picking robots. We provide per year. The industry is now Investment levels are also focused software (apps) technology assessments, led not just by Made-in- showing signs of slowing providing a higher value detailed 20-year market China but also by Designed- down, prompting concerns service; or (b) in specialised forecasts, and company in-China. about a potential crash after Continued on page 23
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Continued from page 22 merce parcels was fi rst dem- delivering 150 parcels in an It will require a further hardware components such onstrated while, in parallel, eight-hour shift). major reduction in hardware Drone delivery: Publicity as sensors or batteries. drones successfully delivered They can only carry small costs for commercial drones Indeed, the value of medicine to remote areas. payloads and battery tech- but if the past is our guide, drone-enabled services will Since then numerous nology limits their fl ight du- this will be inevitable, as ex- only grow as the installed deliveries have been made, ration, constraining them to plained earlier. stunt or game changer? base of drones expands, partnerships announced and around a 30-minute radius As a general point, autono- creating an infrastructure substantial sums invested of base, and the downtime mous mobile robotic tech- that will support large-scale (Matternet and Zipline raised needed for re-charging/re- nology is causing a paradigm service deployment. This is US$12.95m and US$41m, loading further lowers their shift in the way we envisage not much di erent to the rise respectively). productivity. many commercial vehicles. of mobile phone apps that Despite that, the industry is But that, in our view, is not Take an unrelated example - followed the large user base. still in its infancy. a showstopper. Fleet opera- tractors in agriculture. Here, Drone delivery is also part tion will compensate for poor the traditional design objec- of the same trend - pivot to- What compensates for poor individual drone productivity. tive has been to make the wards specialised hardware productivity? The unit cost of drones tractor bigger and faster to platforms enabling a new Drone delivery faces criti- will be substantially lower amplify the productivity of the commercial service. cal challenges. than, say, a van, enabling the driver. The idea of drone delivery Individual drones o er lim- conversion of a few, highly Autonomous mobility can entered mainstream media in ited productivity compared to productive vehicles into up-end this by converting late 2013. Around that time, traditional means of delivery many small drones with high a few, fast, heavy tractors drone delivery of e-com- – for example, consider a van productivity at the fl eet level. Continued on page 27 EV DIRECTORY The comprehensive guide to every service an EV owner or dealer could use EV CHARGING EV EQUIPMENT www.udc.co.nz OEM AUDIO Quick and easy car loan appli- 0508 6362 8346 cations. Fast approvals. Rates CHARGENET NZ [email protected] from 9.55% p.a. UDC lending 0800 2 CHARGE www.oemaudio.co.nz criteria, terms and conditions (0800 224 274) EV Charging cables that are apply. [email protected] made, tested & compliant for Find out more www.charge.net.nz the NZ market. New Zealand’s only Do you EV IMPORTER PROVIDENT INSURANCE nationwide network of 0800 676 864 Rapid DC Chargers for METRO CHRISTCHURCH LTD [email protected] sell EVs? electric vehicles. 03 348 5855 www.providentinsurance.co.nz [email protected] www.metrochch.co.nz VEHICLE INSPECTION Registered dealer and specialist importer of electric vehicles, custom orders Talk to Rachel Hadfi eld ChargeMASTER LTD available, ships nationwide. 021 448 107 [email protected] EV MEMBERSHIP ORG VINZ about advertising www.chargemaster.co.nz Vehicle Inspection NZ Our mission is intelligent 0800 GO VINZ your business here charging - for residential, [email protected] commercial/fl eet, www.vinz.co.nz public& high capacity DRIVE ELECTRIC NZ’s independent vehicle with EVTalk [email protected] inspection specialists – ask bus/port/mining charging. www.driveelectric.org.nz about our hybrid & electric Drive Electric is a not- vehicle safety check. for-profi t membership - in print organisation with one goal – VEHICLE SERVICING making EV ownership in NZ mainstream. GILTRAP NISSAN and online YHI (NEW ZEALAND) LTD 09 522 9928 Freephone 0800 877 359 FINANCE & INSURANCE [email protected] [email protected] www.giltrapnissan.co.nz www.rolec.nz & Nissan NZ Authorised EV www.yhipower.co.nz Service Centre conveniently YHI o ers nationwide product located in Newmarket, Phone: +64 21 778 745 or solutions for electric vehicle UDC FINANCE Auckland. Open 6 days. Email: [email protected] charging and power systems. 0800 500 832
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EV fleet reaches 5341
lectric vehicle num- bers in New Zealand Ehave well exceeded the 5000-mark, figures released on November 6 show. The previous govern- ment’s target for EVs was 4000 by the end of this year, then doubling next year to 800, then 16,000 in 2019, 32,000 in 2020 and 64,000 in 2021. A total of 5341 EVs were recorded in Oc- tober by the Ministry of Transport, continuing the year’s upward trend from 2751 in though that didn’t stop the Nissan Leaf car is not a Nissan Leaf nor a Tesla but January. from dominating. the Chinese BAIC EC. In terms of fleet size, most (2690) are The model set a new month record BAIC stands for Beijing Auto Interna- in the used light pure-electric category, of 226 units, taking it well into the over- tional Corporation. 268 more than previously recorded to all top 20 most popular used cars. In fact, Chinese-made cars made the end of September. The plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius was five of the top 10 models tweeted by By comparison, new EVs are up to second on 14 units, followed by the JATO Dynamics. 1113 – 108 more than recorded up to Nissan eNV-200 on 11 . The BAIC EC sold 37,900 units glob- the previous month’s end. The Renault Zoe was next on eight, ally from January to September this New light plug-in hybrids total followed by the petrol-extended ver- year. 1129, up 28, and used plug-in hybrids sion of the BMW i3 on six. Second was the Nissan Leaf with reached 335, up 26. Almost more impressive than the 35,400 and the Tesla Model S third with Heavy EVs were at 74, with 75 the Leaf’s effort was Hyundai’s staggering 33,200. previous total. result of 85 new Ioniqs. Considering the Other top ten sellers in order were Monthly registration comparisons life span on the road and its purchase the Zhidou 32,600, Tesla Model X show 294 used light EVs were reg- price, the impact of this result is argu- 23,500, Renault Zoe 23,200, Surui istered in October while 247 were ably larger than the Leafs. 21,700, Emgrand 16,500, Bolt EV registered in September. For new light Tesla was second with 11 Model S 16,000 and the IEV 5 15,300. EVs, 136 were registered in October and tied for third with Volkswagen with compared to 89 the previous month. four Model Xs and eGolfs each. For the first time, plug-in hybrids NEW MAKES AND MODELS OCT 2017 were included in used import elec- World’s best-selling EV Make and Model Oct 2017 tric vehicle model charts this month, The world’s top-selling electric ELECTRIC HYUNDAI IONIQ 83 USED IMPORTS OCT 2017 Tesla Model S 11 Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Total Vehicles Tesla Model X 4 NISSAN LEAF ELECTRIC 226 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 4 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUGIN PETROL HYBRID 14 BMW I 2 NISSAN E-NV200 ELECTRIC 13 PLUG-IN PETROL HYBRID RENAULT ZOE ELECTRIC 8 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 21 BMW I3 ELECTRIC [PETROL EXTENDED] 6 BMW I 6 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PLUGIN PETROL HYBRID 4 AUDI A3 1 TESLA MODEL S ELECTRIC 1 BMW 2 SERIES 1 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PETROL ELECTRIC HYBRID 1 BMW 7 SERIES 1 AUDI Q7 PLUGIN DIESEL HYBRID 1 PORSCHE PANAMERA 1 BMW I3 PLUGIN PETROL HYBRID 1 VOLVO XC90 1
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driver to accelerate, slow, THE stop and hold the car using October 6 EVtalk’s just the one accelerator editor Geoff pedal. Toshiba works on Dobson looks at DIARY The concept has a sporty new battery the month gone new look designed by Nismo, A new electric vehicle battery Nissan’s motorsports and Richard Edwards Richard by on that could charge in six min- EVtalk.co.nz in-house tuning division, a utes with a range of 320km is sport-tuned suspension and being developed by Toshiba. high-performance tyres, plus The company says its latest a custom-tuned computer SCiB battery will enhance providing instant acceleration technology it has already E-bus plans at all speeds. October 2 developed. explained Tesla battery truck “Rather than an incremental EV partnership Infrastructure plans to help improvement, this is a game- power the country’s first fleet exposed? changing advance that will Toyota and Mazda have of battery-powered buses Tesla was to unveil its all-elec- make a significant difference formed a partnership to de- have been revealed to Island tric truck on October 26 but to the range and performance velop electric vehicles. Bay residents in Wellington. a photo purporting to show it of EVs,” Toshiba’s corporate Automotive components The Greater Wellington Re- had already been put on social research and development company Denso is the third gional Council plans to install media. centre director Dr Osamu Hori party in the joint venture with two charging poles in Reef St, On reddit, a user posted says. the mission to develop basic where buses currently termi- a photo reportedly from “an structural technologies for nate, to provide fast top-ups undisclosed place in Cali- EV fleet nearly 5000 EVs. for 10 electric double-deckers fornia where they test Tesla The electric vehicle fleet is fast The trio will develop several that will operate between vehicles”, electrek reports. approaching the 5000 mile- models together, establishing Island Bay and Johnsonville “The headlights and fenders stone, with a big month for the a new company to produce from July. match up, the nose looks like Nissan Leaf leading the charge. mini-vehicles and passen- The Island Bay Residents’ it doesn’t have an engine in it The model entered the top ger cars, SUVs and even light Association heard from council and the angle of the wind- 20 used import passenger car trucks. staff about details of the new shield looks similar to the list with 182 vehicles regis- Buy your first EV now technology, along with artist teaser photo.” tered. impressions of how the street The overall electric fleet – poll will look with the poles in More range for totals 4909 vehicles, boosted Buying an electric vehicle place. e-NV200 by 334 extra units in Septem- immediately can save most The Nissan e-NV200 has a ber – 245 used imports and 89 New Zealanders more than five VW e-Golfs here new 40kWh battery providing new vehicles. times the interest on any loan about 60% more range. needed to meet the extra cost soon Volkswagen e-Golfs are com- The size and weight of of buying one. ing to New Zealand in mid- the high-voltage battery is October 9 That’s the finding of Flip November. unchanged but with almost the Fleet, a citizen science A limited supply is expect- double the battery capacity EVs at Big Boys Toys collaboration of more than Electric vehicles will join their ed to be available from deal- customers can drive more 330 EV owners who share more conventional coun- ers in Auckland, Wellington than 100km per battery data from their cars’ dash- terparts at the Big Boys Toys and Christchurch, Volkswa- charge. boards each month. show in Auckland on Novem- gen New Zealand says. The e-NV200 is now ideally The median return on ber 10-12. The price will be around suited for business customers investment on a notional loan Tesla features, along with $61,990, plus on-road costs. such as parcel and delivery for the added cost of their EV services, Nissan says. The Better NZ Trust’s Lead- in August was 526%. ing the Charge display with October 4 EV interest growing visitors able to drive any of six different EVs at the ASB October 3 fast Showgrounds, Greenlane. Leaf Nismo concept More Kiwis are considering The Manta 5 hydrofoil bike, electric vehicles, particularly GM aims for 20 EV on show an electric bike that rides in Auckland, Wellington and models Concept cars and production across water, will be launched vehicles revealing Nissan’s Canterbury regions, Trade Me General Motors intends rolling at the show and there’s a newest and future innovations Motors says. out at least 20 new all-electric range of road electric bikes, will be displayed at the 45th The number of views on vehicles by 2023. such as the Rayvolt, on display. Tokyo Motor Show. EVs increased by a whopping It’s introducing two within A highlight is expected to 330% in the last year, accord- 18 months, likely to be based Ioniq added to be the Leaf Nismo concept ing to its latest data. on its Chevrolet Bolt sedan. car, Nissan’s flagship EV with Electric vehicles are be- finalist list It’s part of an updated strat- An electric Hyundai Ioniq is intelligent mobility such as coming “an attractive alterna- egy towards the company’s included among the 10 finalists single-lane autonomous driv- tive” for car buyers, Trade Me goal of an emissions-free fleet, in the 2017 New Zealand Car ing and self-parking, along Motors head Alan Clark says. some including hydrogen fuel of the Year. with the e-Pedal allowing the cell technology. Continued on page 26
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Continued from page 25 negotiating since the March fringe benefit tax innovation to perform last-mile and run- EVs have their own cat- election. that would encourage corpo- about delivery work. egory for the first time, too, rate uptake of electric vehicles. Renault-Nissan LCV Busi- although they’ve been in- Drive Electric’s suggested ness Unit senior vice-president cluded in the general line-up October 17 “Switch” scheme would Ashwani Gupta says it will before with the BMW i3 taking involve the incoming EV at- create huge value for com- top honours in 2015. Tesla reveals dual tracting the lower FBT rate mercial users, generating more The new EV category re- connector of the outgoing fossil fuel business as well as reducing flects the increasing numbers Tesla has revealed an updated vehicle. the cost of ownership. available and growing market Model S and Model X design FBT is lower on fossil fuel interest. featuring a new dual connec- vehicles because they are tor charge port system to sup- much cheaper than EVs at pre- October 24 port more than one charging sent, Drive Electric chairman October 10 standard. Mark Gilbert says. AA launches e-bike The charge port on all Te- service Tesla launch delayed sla vehicles is currently within AA Roadservice is extending its again the driver’s side taillight but October 19 cover to AA members’ electric Tesla’s electric truck is now the actual connectors are bikes. likely to be launched on No- different depending on the Globally compatible Those who have a prob- vember 16. market. charging lem with their e-bike on their The unveiling of the Tesla Tesla’s own proprietary What’s the best way to deliver route can call *222 or use Semi had been first expected connector features in the efficient, fast and convenient their AA Roadservice mobile in September but was delayed United States and Canada, EV recharging? app to summon help. until late October. but in Europe the electric Different infrastructures, If roadside help is unsuc- Now Tesla chief executive automaker uses the standard vehicles types and appli- cessful, the e-bike would be Elon Musk says it will be re- Mennekes plug. cations require different recovered rather like if your vealed on November 16 as the solutions so Continental car broke down. company diverts resources to has developed a portfolio of fix Model 3 sedan production October 18 scalable, globally compatible Tesla charger tally bottlenecks and increase bat- charging technologies. rising tery production for hurricane- Polestar first of new Many for cable-based A Tesla Supercharger has hit Puerto Rico’s power supply. breed and wireless charging were opened in Taupo. Volvo Car Group’s Polestar has presented at the 30th Interna- The supercharger is at 1 unveiled its first car as a new tional Electric Vehicle Sympo- Kaimanawa St, next to Unison October 11 standalone electric perfor- sium & Exhibition in Stuttgart, Charger. mance brand. Germany. It’s among several Super- GM moves towards The 600hp Polestar 1 is chargers scheduled – the driverless EV scheduled to go into produc- Toyota to install free others are planned for Sanson General Motors is buying Cali- tion mid-2019 but customers charging this year and then Auckland fornian company Strobe in a will rent rather than own one Free electric vehicle charg- next year. further step along the road to on a two or three-year sub- ing points will be installed at driverless electric vehicles. scription basis. Toyota dealerships around Strobe produces laser im- It’s the first of three models New Zealand. October 26 aging technology called Lidar, which will soon have a fully It will start with Manukau, a key component for autono- electric powertrain. Greenlane, Auckland city, BMW breaks 10,000 mous EVs. Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Wel- barrier It’s reported Strobe will Electrified trucks and lington and Christchurch later BMW Group sold 10,786 work with the GM Cruise buses this year, Toyota New Zealand plug-in cars globally during Automation team working on Volkswagen will spend A$2 chief executive officer Alistair September, the first time it’s Chevrolet Bolts in San Fran- billion on developing electric Davis says. topped 10,000 EVs in a month. cisco to develop Lidar further. power trains for its trucks and The move will help over- And it says sales of electri- buses during the next five come the challenge of limited fied vehicles are higher in the Dutch target zero years. availability of public charging first nine months of this year emissions It will also use autonomous stations. than for the whole of 2016. The Netherlands Government driving and cloud-based tech- A total of 10,786 (up 50.5%) has confirmed it plans to ban nologies. BMW i, BMW iPerformance new petrol and diesel cars by VW executives presented October 20 and Mini electric vehicles were 2030. the new electric truck and bus delivered in September, bring- Its detailed proposal initiatives during the com- Nissan’s electric ing the year-to-date total to includes making all new cars pany’s “Innovation Day” in mini-van 68,687 (up 64.2%), BMW Group emission-free by 2030 – Hamburg. Nissan Motor Company in says. virtually banning petrol and Japan will unveil the e-NV200 diesel-powered cars in favour ‘Switch’ tax for EVs Fridge concept at the 2017 Daimler on board of EVs, electrek reports. Not-for-profit group Drive Tokyo Motor Show. Electrification of all new trucks The four coalition parties Electric is encouraging the The urban delivery vehicle and buses in coming years has released their agreed plan after new Government to look at a uses an all-electric drivetrain been announced by Mitsubishi Continued on page 27
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NZ EV INDUSTRY NEWS
Continued from page 26 Flip the Fleet’s latest monthly and Christchurch. Fuso Truck and Bus Corpora- survey shows. The new e-Golfs are part of tion, part of Daimler Trucks, The survey of about 420 EV Europcar NZ’s long-term sus- under its E-Fuso brand. owners concludes PHEVs are tainability strategy, a collabo- Register for The news came as the suited to those with just one ration between the company, company unveiled its E-Fuso car in the family and a need to Volkswagen New Zealand and Vision One at the Tokyo Mo- regularly travel long distances Auckland, Wellington and FREE tor Show. or tow loads. Christchurch airports. news updates The all-electric heavy-duty PHEVs overcome range The joint venture involved truck concept has a 350km anxiety among prospective corporate travellers driving range, a gross vehicle weight buyers and encourage more the e-Golfs on business trips Receive of 21 tonnes and can carry people to switch to EVs, Flip free, instead of being taxied thrice-weekly more than 10 tonnes. the Fleet says. around. news alerts to Plug-in hybrids ideal Europcar NZ tests your email for Kiwis e-Golf Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles Europcar NZ’s pure electric ve- (PHEVs) are an ideal electric hicle fl eet is now available for www.evtalk.co.nz option for New Zealanders, rent to the public in Auckland Drone delivery: Publicity stunt or game changer in instant fulfi lment?
Continued from page 23 also been demonstrated as Technology evolution logistics chain as possible. into a fl eet of many slow, a concept. will enable them to move Its realisation will re- small driverless agrobots. towards deliveries of urgent quire patient investment in This process has begun Will safety concerns stop vital items and then towards research and development and drone delivery can be the show? places with low sprawled- and trials, constant nego- viewed as part of this same The most critical chal- out population densities. tiation with regulators and long-term trend. lenge is safety. High-density apartment wholesale re-organisation Limited payload is also It can indeed be a show- urban environments will of distribution points and not a showstopper because, stopper and will almost remain largely out of reach. practises. according to Amazon sta- certainly limit the market Our forecast model and The technology will tistics, around 85% of pack- scope to sparsely populated technology roadmaps show therefore be a loss marker ages weigh below 2.26kg. areas. delivery drone sales will for its main users for years And the fall in delivery Regulatory framework remain limited to a few hun- to come. But the ultimate costs and time for custom- is already being relaxed for dreds a year between now grand prize of instant fulfi l- ers is changing purchasing commercial drones but and 2027/28. ment will drive the industry habits. Frequent orders of it still rightly continues to Demand will then start forward. small items are replacing put brakes on large-scale to take o , reaching sales Players will have no that big infrequent order. deployment of beyond-line- volumes exceeding 50,000 choice but to continue to That matches well to the of-sight commercial drones. a year by 2038. sink money into distribu- strong points of drones. Indeed, there are many Thanks to accumulation tion technology or services, The limited range is also accidents waiting to happen e ects, we expect to see viewing them as marketing not a showstopper even in - mechanical failure causing major drone delivery fl eets expenses in their battle for suburban areas where cus- crashes, software failure in operation within our 20- market share against each tomers do not live close to a leading to early release of year forecast period. other as well as against distribution point. payloads, etc. traditional stores. It will, however, mean Safety concerns will be Long-term future Despite their ultimate rise, a gradual yet wholesale a major damping factor. Drone delivery is still in however, drone delivery will change in the location of Together with technology its infancy. Its short-term remain only a small part of warehouses, with more limitations, they will limit the potential has been exag- the much bigger commer- placed closer to end cus- market scope. gerated. cial drone story. tomers, or the use of large Indeed, our market road- However, the technol- Visit www.IDTechEx.com mobile drone carrier vans. map suggests that drones ogy has a long-term future, for more information on the The former is already will initially be constrained particularly within the con- report Mobile Robots and happening in the back- only to deliveries to remote text of the bigger trend to Drones in Material Handling ground and the latter has areas. automate as much as of the and Logistics 2017-2037.
EVTALK NOVEMBER 2017 | www.evtalk.co.nz | 27 Fast Charger NZ EV Chargers Locations Destination Charger Fast Charger Locations – North Island Locations Kawakawa - 4 State Highway 1, Kawakawa 0210 Dargaville - 111 Totara St, Dargaville 0310 Tesla Charger Tikipunga - Paramount Plaza, 1 Wanaka St, Whangarei 0112 Whangarei - Northpower Substation, 11 Alexander St, Whangarei, 0110 Locations Raumanga - McDonalds, 130 Tauroa St, Raumanga, Whangarei 0110 Matauri Bay Kaiwaka - 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd, Kaiwaka 0975 Warkworth - New World, 6 Percy St, Warkworth 0910 Haruru Falls Warkworth - BP Warkworth, 67 Auckland Rd (SH1), Warkworth 0910 Paihia Kawakawa Silverdale - Kings Plant Barn, 17 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale 1025 Tikipunga & Raumanga Kumeu - Kumeu New World, 120 State Highway, Kumeu 0810 Whangarei Albany - 186 Don McKinnon Drive, Albany, Auckland 0632 Tutukaka Dargaville One Tree Point, Ruakaka & Waipu Rosedale - McDonalds Constellation Dr, 14-16 Constellation Dr, Rosedale, Auckland Mangawhai, Wellsford Hobson St - 21 Hobson St, Auckland, 1010 Kaiwaka Leigh Z Beach Rd - 150 Beach Rd, Auckland 1010 Warkworth Newmarket - 1 Gillies Ave Newmarket, Auckland 1023 Silverdale Greenlane McDonald's - 356/320 Great South Rd, Greenlane, Auckland 1051 Waiwera Kumeu Albany & Whitianga BP Pakuranga - 322 Pakuranga Rd, Pakuranga Heights, Auckland 2010 Greenlane Rosedale Z Botany Downs - 550 Te Irirangi Dr, Botany Downs, Auckland 2013 Coromandel Auckland & Auckland Airport Takanini Tairua Airport Shopping Centre - 400 George Bolt Memorial Dr, Auckland Airport 2022 Hikuai Z Skyway - George Bolt Memorial Dr, Auckland Airport 2022 Pukekohe Thames Takanini Village - 30 Walters Rd, Takanini, Auckland 2112 Waitakaruru & Kopu Pukekohe - King Street Carpark (Seddon Lane), 56-60 King St, Pukekohe 2120 Te Kauwhata Ruakura & Mt Maunganui Te Rapa Pukekohe - Counties Power, 14 Glasgow Rd, Pukekohe 2120 (Business hours only) Hamilton Tauranga, Greerton Coromandel - 44 Woolams Rd, Coromandel 3506 Ohaupo & Mt Maunganui Whitianga - 4 Lee St, Whitianga 3510 Raglan Rangitaiki Tairua - Tokoroa Rd Carpark, 6 Tokoroa Rd, Tairua 3508 Te Awamutu Cambridge Whakatane Thames - 505 Mackay Street, Thames 3500 Rotorua Te Kauwhata - 16 Wayside Rd, Te Kauwhata 3782 Te Kuiti WEL Networks - 114 Maui St, Waikato 3200 Wairakei Hamilton - Tesla Supercharger (x4), Te Rapa Rd & Warere Dr, Hamilton 3200 Taupo Gisborne Hamilton - Caro St, Hamilton City 3204 Ruakura - Waikato Innovation Park, 9 Melody Ln, Ruakura, Hamilton 3216 Turangi Raglan - 43 Bow St, Raglan 3225 New Plymouth Te Haroto Tauranga - The Strand, Tauranga, 3110. 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