NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF EVTALK.CO.NZ – VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 4 | DECEMBER 2017 Used batteries EV etiquette – it pays to in demand be polite ry getting a second-hand electric vehicle battery and hristmas means thinking of Tyou might appreciate some others - and that can extend of the issues the industry has Cto your next visit to a public been grappling with. charging station. Until now, they’ve been nigh When charging an electric vehi- on impossible to obtain. That’s cle, you don’t want to offend oth- mainly because of international ers and provoke what is known in shipping conventions – par- the United States as “charge rage”. ticularly around air transport of “What are the dos and don’ts?” lithium-ion batteries which are EV owners often ask, usually via Class 9 dangerous goods. Dr Daniel Myall social media. One company involved in EV etiquette advice is offered by battery refurbishment has to rely on EV “Some of our members who came to a number of charging networks, wrecking to get any, which nowhere us (VIA) said they wanted to do this to such as ChargeNet NZ. near meets demand. give a decent warranty and be able to It’s actually doing a podcast on EV dealers here are keen to get a provide a refurbished second-hand bat- EV etiquette on December 30. guaranteed supply so they can provide tery,” VIA chief executive officer David The main rules include leaving back-up in the unlikely event an EV Vinsen says. a note on your car letting people they’ve sold has a battery problem. “So, I went to various government know when it’s OK to unplug, only Issues around second-hand lithium departments like Customs and the Min- using the charging carpark while battery imports for EVs have been istry of Transport to get them together your car is being charged (unplug tackled by the Imported Motor Vehicle with shipping company representatives and move when completed), and Industry Association (VIA). and brokers and work out how to deal never unplugging another’s hybrid The Government hasn’t been able to with it.” as it has a back-up gasoline engine. do much about it because the problem Vinsen says systems and protocols Don’t charge if you don’t need has mainly been centred on interna- are now in place so anyone contem- to - in other words, park elsewhere, tional conventions. However, various plating getting second-hand EV batter- leave your charge port door open government departments have been ies from overseas should first approach if you want to be plugged in, and helping to get the matter sorted. Continued on page 9 when you unplug, check whether other EVs have their charge port INSIDE open and plug them in. Hydrogen – fuel for thought 3 If the charging station is already Niu e-scooter now in NZ 8 being used and you can park close They call it MeloYelo 14 enough, leave a note on the vehicle ITS – what is it? 17 3 8 Continued on page 9 Drive your business forward with Call Steve Owens now on 021 947 752 NEWSTALK EVtalk acknowledges the support of our foundation sponsors: EVtalk Magazine is published by Auto Media Group 8/152 Quay Street, Limited. P.O. Box 10 50 10, Auckland City, 1030. Ph. 09 309 2444. 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He’s leaving the Unitec Institute of Tech- nology in Mt Albert, Auckland, where the electric and hydrogen-powered four-wheel vehicle has been developed, to work for the company that supplied the UniQuad’s hydrogen fuel cell. At the Apec workshop are, from left, Lloyd Robinson from Mitsubishi Motors NZ, the AA’s Mark Hartley takes up his position with Stockdale, VIA chief executive and ITS NZ chairman David Vinsen and Toyota New Zealand’s Arcola Energy in North London at the end Spencer Morris. of January and will be working on vehicle development and prototype maintenance. The engineer has been everything from a student to a lecturer, technician, research Hydrogen – fuel assistant and project manager at Unitec. The UniQuad (named after Unitec) will remain on display in the institute’s new multimillion-dollar trades, engineering and for thought construction facility called Mataaho. ydrogen offers an “inte- sources, mostly natural gas (meth- grated solution” as a power ane) although it can be produced Hsource compatible with from rubbish (biomass). electric vehicles. It can even be made from canna- An APEC electric vehicle and bis, legal in California from January hydrogen technology policy work- 1 next year. Workshop speaker Chris shop in Wellington on November White from the California Fuel Cell 21 explored the subject and partnership dubbed it learned about progress in “high-drogen”. developing hydrogen fuel She drives a fuel cell Simon Hartley and the UniQuad. cells. Honda Clarity (a plug-in Far from writing off hy- hybrid is due out soon) Designed as a farm tool and suitable for drogen, as suggested in an and says California has mining, hunting and recreational activities, IDTechEx overview report, about 100 hydrogen the UniQuad has a 100km range on battery Electric Vehicles 2018-2038: fuel stations with 30 alone and around 600-700km combined Forecasts, Analysis and Op- more being developed. range adding the hydrogen. portunities which predicts Electrolysis is one Hartley says it can reach a top speed of fuel cell and non-plug-in Pierpaolo Cazzola “green” way of produc- nearly 200kmh but has been governed to vehicles will be sidelined, the ing hydrogen and is about 60kmh for safety. workshop found some automakers growing in popularity. But the costs He wanted to develop a more user- and others continuing to work on of making hydrogen from renewable friendly farm vehicle to help stop the deaths the fuel. sources are high so much of the associated with quads, with an average of Experts at the workshop talked development is concentrating on about five people killed and 850 injured on about a “hydrogen economy” and lowering those costs. the farm every year. outlined progress in the fuel’s de- Hydrogen fuel stations and asso- It’s expected the licence and technology velopment. ciated infrastructure such as stor- to make the UniQuad might eventually be They also covered the benefits age are needed, probably suited for sold elsewhere. and pitfalls of using hydrogen fuel current service stations, but again The UniQuad was mentioned in two cells in transport, finding it espe- the costs are high. separate talks at the APEC electric vehicle cially useful for long-range heavy They need to be lower to in- and hydrogen technology workshop in transport. crease demand, International Energy Wellington in November. Hydrogen can come from various Continued on page 4 EVTALK DECEMBER 2017 | www.evtalk.co.nz | 3 NEWSTALK gen,” she says. Hydrogen – fuel for thought Markets might include islands where other energy Continued from page 3 managing director Catherine product. forms are difficult to gener- Agency senior energy and Clennett aims to create a New Zealand FCEV Con- ate or provide. transport analyst Pierpaolo zero-emission hydrogen en- sortium director Dr Linda Wright describes hydro- Cazzola says. ergy future for New Zealand Wright considers hydrogen gen as an “integrated solu- High-volume manufac- - and provide the infrastruc- ideal for New Zealand’s tion” rather than a separate turing could be one way of ture for it. southern regions where energy source. bringing costs down, he says. She says Taranaki is a there’s high rainfall (to make Others says hydrogen “A move to hydrogen good base with a port, it), global tourist destinations is an alternative to power should be across the whole natural gas supplies and a and heavy passenger trans- forms such as batteries and energy system.” farming community close by port and maritime vessels that it’s better not to rely Cazzola says hydrogen is (hydrogen helps make am- that could use it. entirely on one form of EV especially suitable for long- monia for fertiliser). In addition, the area has energy. haul heavy transport. Like some other speakers, extensive agriculture. Converging technologies Hiringa (Maori for per- Clennett believes hydrogen “We have an opportunity could also open new path- severance, energy) Energy would make a good export to export renewable hydro- ways for hydrogen use. EV DIRECTORY The comprehensive guide to every service an EV owner or dealer could use EV CHARGING EV EQUIPMENT Rates from 9.55% p.a. 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