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here’s a tonne of things happening in the e-mobility He says he never sold one EV in January – the first month related field this year, starting with our EVs and of no sales during more than 50 years in the automotive TBeyond Conference on Electric Island Waiheke on industry. March 1 and 2. Mind you, the EV market has picked up again with the Register now. latest registrations showing a healthy surge. A host of announcements are expected at the conference, However, EVs need a kick start now, and Kiwis could including the launch of an electric ferry. save billions of dollars by switching to EVs, according to And there’ll be discussion around electric aircraft, electric/ Transpower. hydrogen trucks, where EV supplies will come from, and That’s among findings in its newly published A Roadmap much more. for Electrification, which studies actions that could Considerable talk will be around the Government’s accelerate the electrification of New Zealand’s transport proposal to introduce a raft of measure to reduce carbon and process heat sectors to reduce emissions while emissions, including the Clean Car Import Standard. delivering significant economic benefits. One of the keynote speakers, Climate Change Policies are urgently needed, Transpower chief executive Commission chair Rod Carr, will be facing the trade for Alison Andrew reckons, putting up the sobering point that the first time since releasing a government-commissioned every year of delay in electrifying transport will increase report calling for a ban on importing petrol and diesel light New Zealand’s cumulative emissions and transport costs vehicles from 2032. by 1% and $1 billion respectively through to 2050. The commission’s first draft advice features in this issue, If the Government pushed out plenty of money during the and it has prompted plenty of reaction. COVID crisis (which many believe may not be over yet – at least not globally – in spite of the vaccine roll outs), then The draft report is open for consultation until March 14 perhaps it could spend some on EV education, promotions with final advice released before May 31, after which the and even some incentives. Government will respond with an Emissions Reduction Plan before the end of the year. Many EV fans say even just simple measures such as bringing back EV access for special lanes at motorway That has some in the EV industry wondering if the on-ramps like that trialled in Auckland, parking privileges Government should be moving faster on the whole issue and the like, would help. (see P26 and 27), while others prefer caution (P7-9). Meanwhile, get to the EVs and Beyond Conference if The commission says Government support and incentives you want to learn a whole lot more – see P3-5 for more are critical to ensuring the majority of vehicles coming into details. New Zealand for everyday use are electric by 2035. The Government is “considering” a feebate scheme which penalises polluters and rewards low emission purchases – but many are wondering if that will be introduced this year. EV dealers are sceptical – saying it’s been talked about for some time and has stopped some potential EV buyers who decided to wait for expected discounts. Speaking of EV dealers, we profile one who has stopped leasing a yard for selling mainly secondhand Nissan Leafs, largely blaming the COVID-19 pandemic, although EDITORGeoff Dobson he plans to continue working in the EV sphere as a consultant.

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ew Zealand’s EV big guns will be world’s first electrified residential islands, there as The EVent – EVs and Beyond including electric transport. NElectric Vehicle Industry Conference EVs and Beyond publisher Auto Media Group – takes centre stage on Electric Island Ltd managing editor Richard Edwards then Waiheke in Auckland on March 1 and 2. opens the conference and will moderate The conference at the Waiheke Island various panel discussions. Resort is sure to set the pace around You can read more about UBCO’s expansion debate about recent Government plans in this issue. emissions measures expected in the Clean EVs are not just for land-based transport Car Import Standard, consideration of EV with a look at air and sea electric incentives and more. GARY FREEDMAN alternatives canvassed in the next session. Indeed, keynote speaker and Climate This includes Gary Freedman talking about Change Commission chair Dr Rod Carr ElectricAir’s achievements in getting the will front the second day of the conference first electric aircraft into New Zealand’s talking about the commission’s recently skies, followed by discussion around released draft advice urging action and electric ferries. what it all means. East by West Ferries managing director The two-day programme will be launched Jeremy Ward aims to have a new electric by Waiheke Local Board chair Cath ferry on the water in Wellington shortly. Handley – the board adopting the Electric Island Waiheke Trust’s goals to exclude Liz Yeaman of Retyna consulting covers ANDREW CLENNETT fossil fuels by 2030 and become one of the how electric ferries are charged up, while Continued on following page... Subscribe to an EV today!

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AARON GILLON Michael Eaglen of EV Maritime explains instance). plans for electric ferries on Auckland’s Day two kicks off with Rod Carr as keynote Hauraki Gulf. speaker, followed by ITSNZ Young Transport Back on land, automotive expert Phill Professional Amy Strang talking about how Haynes covers the impact the Clean young people can play a part in designing Car Import Standard may have on New future transport systems. Zealand’s vehicle fleet and sales. He also Simon McManus of ITSNZ, who also features in this issue. appears in this issue, hosts a session on Where New Zealand will get its used EVs “The Unbundling of Transport”, which is outlined by Hayden Johnston of GVI includes Martin McMullan of Mobli, Kirsten Electric, while the source of new EVs will Corson of Zilch and Jeremy Rooke from STEVE WEST be presented by Anthony MacLean of Boost Turners’ Subsciptions. Auto consultants, responsible for launching After Paddon’s talk, Aaron Gillon of YHI the electric MG here. Energy covers EV fleet charging and some Heavy electric trucks are as yet few and of the pain points customers encounter, far between in New Zealand. One of the while Steve West of ChargeNet NZ explores first to test them on the road is Alsco NZ the move to high-powered charging and with its business and product development how progress on establishing a nation-wide manager Gavin Smith explaining how it’s charging network is going. going and the lessons learned. EECA funding for ChargeNet has been Fuso NZ has had the eCanter out for some approved in the latest round – all covered in time, the group’s sales and customer this edition. HELEN FITT experience manager Kathy Schluter The afternoon session for Day Two has discusses how the electric truck integrates Gillon back to explain “peak shaving into transport operations. technology” and a new EV charger which Hydrogen looks set to play a big role can use solar and vehicle-to-everything in transportation – especially in trucks functions. and possibly other modes such as long- Lincoln University lecturer Helen Fitt looks distance trains. at how EVs can be part of New Zealand’s Andrew Clennett of Hiringa Energy talks tourism industry, while Richard Heaps about hydrogen production and distribution, explains his PowerTrip app and how smart while Gavin Young from Hyundai New software can increase the efficiency of EVs Zealand outlines prospects for hydrogen and their journeys. AMY STRANG power. A final panel session and wrap up ends the The first day wraps up with a networking two-day conference. dinner with Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon See you there! the guest speaker. Visit www.evsandbeyond.co.nz/tickets He explains his newly launched electric to grab your conference spot or contact rally car based on a Hyundai Kona at a Deborah on deborah@automediagroup. session the next day, adding how he sees co.nz or phone 027 530 5016 for more motorsport going electric (it already information. has the ABB FIA Formula E series, for

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t could be argued that there is no better compliment to a product from a reviewer Ithan to put their money where their mouth is and actually buy one. And that is what we here at EVs and Beyond are going to do for the MG ZS EV. It is not the first EV we have had on the fleet. Our publisher Vern Whitehead has, for the last five years, trundled around Waiheke Island in our much-loved and well-used Nissan Leaf. Let’s face it, they are the gateway drug keys myself. The MG has managed to claim an EV-focussed motoring writer angle, but to the EV world. a space in our largely storage-focussed from the angle of a busy mum who probably But for me, the Leaf never quite cut it for my garage. Something the Ford never managed. didn’t want the hassle of changing cars into personal circumstances. Watch a few of the And the numbers… the fuel savings for us something slightly smaller thrust upon her, videos on our YouTube channel and you will will cover nearly half the finance payments*. explain what she likes about the car: likely have picked up that I live some 100km Now that could be in part explained by the First off I am female, so the colour is the first from our office in central Auckland. While simple appeal of electric vehicles. We no thing I noticed. Duck egg blue? I love it. I the commute is rarely done in an electric longer have to darken the door of a service guess there isn't a lot of colours that surprise vehicle, when it is done a Gen 2 Leaf would station, and get to enjoy that lovely smooth me nowadays, most colours have been done unlikely be much fun. New, larger range EVs torque-delivery that brings on the EV grin before and certain colours can date a car - in handle it with aplomb, but I am a journalist. every time the accelerator pedal is pressed. the same way as fashion dates. And journalists are not made of money. But there is more to it than that, the MG It is comfortable and has really good visibility. Enter the MG ZS EV. MG New Zealand lent seems super well formulated for the Kiwi I like the responsiveness, I know most EVs do us one on an extended test at the end of last lifestyle - big glasshouse, huge boot and a drive like this but it is particularly sprightly, year, and well, we are not going to let it leave. backseat that is exceptionally large for the meaning I slip into gaps in traffic easily. I This car has slotted in to semi-rural family vehicle's small footprint. For example it can notice this at least a few times a day. life in a way that neither my wife Sally or take a rear-facing child seat and still have I like the manual switch to change drive I ever expected it too. So much so that it enough front seat space for a six foot adult. modes. It's simple and user-friendly. The quickly retired our late-model Ford Kuga I will let Sally, who comes at this not from screen shows what mode you are in and uses SUV, and I am struggling to get a hold of the Continued on page 7...

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6 EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 | WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ ...Continued from page 5 colour codes, as well as the letter. Sport mode was great, and while it does reduce your range you can see the change as soon as you swap modes. You have more space than you think, because the boot floor drops down. The thing I don’t like are the windows. They are not tinted, and while this isn’t always a problem, driving in the hot NZ sun while stuck in traffic was not good. For the first time in a long while I could feel my skin burning and turning red. My butt also got burnt after a beach trip. We now have plans to wrap this and have the windows tinted. Until then, I have to lay a towel on the seat and steering wheel to prevent burns. Sally is right on the about the windows. They appear to be light on UV treatment and don’t seem quite up to the NZ summer sun. The same can’t be said for the glass roof, which helps make the car appear fantastically spacious and opens further than you would expect. That boot. It is a marvel. Our large dog crate slips in like it was made for it and our full-size mountain buggy gets in with room to spare. The boot lip is high, but this is an understandable penance for the available space. And even with the two-level boot floor in place there is room for charging cables underneath. Also impressive has been the MG Pilot driver assistance system. Sure, it is no Autopilot, but as an enhanced cruise control system it is absolutely fine. It is a smidge ‘decisive’ in its steering input but does not suffer from the false warnings that seem to mire such setups from other emerging brands - and some legacy ones. Efficiency has been decent. We are averaging around 17kWh per 100km, giving us an easy chance of hitting that 250-270km range prediction. I have not done any comprehensive range testing yet, but it is coming… So what do we not like? Well the location of the charge port, and its clunky lifting door are not ideal. You need to crouch on notice or care. what happens. the floor to see them, and a previous user appears to have been using the bonnet as a Lastly, the infotainment. The Apple CarPlay So what is next for our MG? Once the leverage point to get back up, creating small works well, and that is mostly enough for paperwork is done we have a few impression marks in the metal of the leading us. But every time you start the MG it reverts modification plans being considered. But edge of the bonnet. the volume to half way and defaults to radio. first we are setting out on a few road trips to This has caught us out by surprise a few really put the car to its test. The ride is generally good, but off smooth times if it is off station or in the middle of an highways large bumps do make themselves enthusiastic song. Hopefully it is something known in the form of a bounce. The *Editors note: EVs and Beyond/Auto Media that can be sorted in a future update. suspension rebound tune has not quite Group have not been paid for this story accounted perfectly for the additional weight We have not had the range issues others promoting the MG ZS EV. We are purchasing of the battery. It is something MG may be have found following a recent update - as a near-new UK specification test vehicle at a able to overcome with ongoing tweaking, we have not had the update. MG appears to market-set price. though to be honest most drivers just won’t be working hard on that and we will monitor

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yundai New Zealand has thrown us the keys to a Hyundai Kona EV for three Hmonths to really see how living with the popular little EV is. We have big plans for the car – more on that to come – but first our city- based petrol-car driving staffer Robert Barry tested it out in a city environment. Our long-term Kona EV is as happy tootling around central Auckland suburbia as it is doing the longer commute to the managing editor’s home in the Kaipara region. As a city clicker we found the Kona EV is just the right size to fit four people inside for short urban jaunts. It is suitable for parking in increasingly tighter car parks and it’s turning circle is quite remarkable. The rear parking camera is also a godsend and provides a wide km of range at 100% battery capacity, and Living with an EV requires a different mindset view for manoeuvres. there are multiple public chargers located to driving a fossil-fuelled internal combustion around central Auckland. engine (ICE) car, much like a cellular phone You quickly acclimatise to the silent progress you get used to plugging it in at every of the Kona EV and also become aware that It’s very easy to make plugging in part of the opportunity, but this is an easy behavioural pedestrians and cyclists in shared spaces daily routine, by choosing a supermarket, café change. and intersections, particularly those wearing or restaurant close to a public charger, it is earbuds and headphones, are often completely easy enough to keep the battery charged up. Another common behavioural change with EVs oblivious to the presence of the car. The average urban commute is 30 to 50km is your personal driving style. Fortunately, the Kona EV is equipped with daily, so because the car wasn’t required to Much like an ICE car, if you drive the Kona EV forward collision avoidance assist with cover big distances, we just topped up to 80% hard it will eat up stored power more quickly, pedestrian detection and we can confirm the of the car’s battery capacity, which provided but unlike an IC car, you have three levels of system works well. No humans or companion more than enough range. regenerative brake capacity, and it’s very easy animals were harmed in the creation of this Using the air-conditioning certainly diminishes to drive the car with one pedal, taking your foot story. range quickly. Returning to the car on a hot off the throttle early to allow it to come almost to a standstill. Most owners will charge their EVs at home sunny day meant opening all the windows overnight, but unfortunately the writer’s at first to let the breeze through, rather than In a very short time with the Kona EV your residence doesn’t provide external access expect the air con to pull the temperature levels of anticipation improve and driving style to electric power and using extension leads down inside. The option to have the air-con becomes far smoother, which leads to far less is verboten. This was not a concern for two solely directed at the driver is also a smart energy being consumed. It’s a win-win for reasons, one the Kona will provide up to 482 feature of the Kona EV. everyone.

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uturist Phill Haynes is set to provide engineering problems to resolve and some thought-provoking comment varying paths to get to those points.” Fon mobility and the way the world Haynes says many right-hand drive utes is going on that front at The EVent – the are made in Thailand and Japan and that EVs and Beyond conference on Auckland’s perhaps most of those factories are not as Waiheke Island, March 1 and 2. advanced on the electrical (EV) side as they Describing himself as a “motor man”, mainly deal with mechanical production. Haynes is already well-known in the Vehicle subscription services, where you automotive world, having started with pay for ‘all inclusive’ use of particular Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, working vehicles suitable to your requirements with Honda, Holden and others and now a rather than own it with all the pain-points consultant to the automotive industry in a that involves (costs like maintenance, time of great change. registration, warrant of fitness, insurance, He will be part of a panel with Retyna’s Liz fuel and repairs), may be one answer – but PHILL HAYNES Yeaman and Audi’s Dean Sheed looking at Haynes says some subscription services the way the world is going and how that all overseas are struggling to make it pay. cash sent offshore on fuel leaving our relates to New Zealand. “It can work in urban areas where there economy – instead of saving 50% and Up-front costs are affecting EV price parity are more customers and less distance to churning $6 billion that stays in our discussions, and Haynes says as EVs are a travel, so subscription vehicles are not economy - and consumers and business heavily subsidised tech (both from various just sitting around for extended periods, are paying for that in all the prices we pay governments and the OEMs themselves) but logistics and damage are still issues for all goods,” he says. it’s unclear when price parity (total cost of to solve.” “That’s also about a $3 billion effective ownership) with internal combustion engine But how do you adapt subscription to a cost-down stimulus to NZ SMEs!” (ICE) vehicles will be achieved. more rural environment, Haynes asks, Haynes advocates lower energy “Our legislators haven’t even started really unless the vehicles are already in that consumption, more efficiency and also the in New Zealand, yet other governments town, with fleet or business utilisation integration of more high-tech in transport, already want to spend less on subsidising underwriting the provider’s costs. as well as massive investment in public EVs while OEMs want to make more money He points to Wellington (where he spends a transport. from them,” he explains. lot of his time after moving from Auckland He believes the next generation – Much will depend on the next generation to Whanganui) as a surprising example currently coming into their teens now – of EV batteries – expected to get lighter, of perhaps a limited base for ‘retail’ will take more readily to shared transport smaller and cheaper with a range of subscription, as people tend to use public and other e-mobility forms rather than materials and chemicals now becoming transport and bikes (or walk) to get around, traditional vehicle ownership. available. and SME businesses and fleets haven’t “They already do – but today it’s mostly paid Haynes expects the coming generation of embraced the chance to de-fleet or go to for by their parents,” Haynes says. EV hatchbacks, compacts and SUVs could mobility as a service (MaaS). see price parity with internal combustion In essence, subscription cars have just “Kiwis have the highest vehicle ownership engine (ICE) vehicles by about 2027-2028 - replaced some airport rentals, with a bit in the world for various reasons, but we not earlier as some believe. less parking hassle and by the hour rates, will see less cars on the road eventually, especially now COVID has accelerated But parity in commercial vehicles such Haynes says. “But utilisation is still poor.” some behaviour and tourism change. as electric vans and utes will probably be Haynes is also actively agitating for “However, it’s too early for any westernised around 2032-2033, he predicts. electric passenger car use. He reckons it country to believe it has reached peak-car Electric utes, for instance, have still to be pays for New Zealand to get out of fossil yet, but peak-ICE (oil), yes!” fully tested on the road and have their own fuel transport as we import all our oil, Contact Haynes through phill@ set of design and build issues, Haynes says, sending our cash offshore. “So we will junoandjupiter.co.nz for more information. unlike vans which are more car derived save Kiwi expense if we spend it on our platforms. own local renewable sourced energy (such as electricity and hydrogen) instead He says electric utes have to be rugged and also assist our economy’s balance yet flexible, waterproof, have good ground of payments and circular economics of a clearance, and more. good healthy GDP. “Commercial electric utes and vans are “We spend about $16 billion on transport very different in flexibility to those EVs that oil a year – about $12 billion dead (burnt) use mainly urban roads. There are different

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Vs are key and need to be more widely vehicle (BEV). For this reason, we have ALEXANDRA AIMER-SETON adopted, Climate Change Commission assumed that batteries would be the preferred Eprincipal analyst and transport sector technology for light vehicles.” team lead Alexandra Aimer-Seton says. However, hydrogen may have a role in powering Responding to the commission’s newly heavy trucks, many of which must go long released draft advice which suggests distances pulling heavy loads without stopping phasing out light internal combustion engine to recharge, she adds. (ICE) vehicle importation by 2032, she says “This would not be possible with today’s Government support and incentives are batteries. We view hydrogen as one of three critical to ensuring the majority of vehicles technologies suitable for heavy trucks in the JACINDA ARDERN coming into New Zealand for everyday use are future, with the other two being a low carbon electric by 2035. liquid fuel, such as biofuels, or improved “In our path to 2035, we describe how Aotearoa batteries.” could meet our proposed emissions budgets To meet the proposed emissions budgets, using ambitious adoption of light EVs (cars, New Zealand would need to phase out vans, SUVs), with no internal combustion imports of light ICE vehicles sometime engine light vehicles imported after 2032,” between 2030-2035, the commission says. Aimer-Seton says. Achieving this phase out is ambitious, but JAMES SHAW “This would mean that 40% of the light vehicle achievable with strong Government action fleet would be electric by 2035. supporting it, Aimer-Seton says. “Our path sees medium and heavy trucks The timeframe is consistent with phase slower to electrify, because the current out dates being set by a growing number of battery technology does not allow for the countries. greater daily distances they need to travel.” “Our advice has considered the lifespan of Aimer-Seton says the commission has things including vehicles – looking at where demonstrated the importance of electric they can be replaced in as natural a cycle as transport in meeting budgets and 2050 targets. possible. VINCE HAWKSWORTH ICE isn’t entirely ruled out in the short-term “Most of us will be able to drive our current though. cars until we need to replace them. “Our advice recommends a focus on importing “While there is a higher upfront cost to more efficient internal combustion engines purchasing an EV at the moment, lower (which includes conventional hybrids),” Aimer- running costs would mean more New Seton says. Zealanders benefit in the long term. “We made a recommendation to set fuel “We estimate this to be around $1000 – this efficiency standards for vehicles new to the is cash usually spent at the pump. We also MARK GILBERT Aotearoa fleet, and the Government has also expect the purchase cost of EVs to rapidly recently made policy announcements in this decline over the coming years.” area.” Asked what incentives are needed to Hydrogen vehicles are another low emission encourage e-mobility uptake, Aimer-Seton alternative to ICE, she says. says commission recommendations include ‘Green hydrogen’ can be made by using placing a time limit of no later than 2035 on renewable electricity to electrolyse water with the import, manufacture or assembly of EVs in a fuel cell used to convert the hydrogen back Aotearoa. DAVID CRAWFORD to electricity on board a vehicle which would “We have also suggested the Government emit only water vapour. develop a package of measures to ensure “The main drawback to hydrogen is the there are enough EVs entering the country conversion losses involved in making the and that the upfront cost of purchasing EVs is hydrogen from electricity, and then converting reduced until such time as they cost the same the hydrogen back to electricity,” Aimer-Seton as the equivalent ICE. says. “The Government should develop a charging “These losses mean that a hydrogen vehicle infrastructure plan to account for the rapid requires nearly three times as much renewable uptake of EVs and to ensure wider access to DAVID VINSEN electricity as a comparable battery electric charging. Continued on following page...

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“We have also made recommendations in the They have also confirmed our goals are and carbon trading opportunities will help areas of leasing, car hire or sharing schemes; achievable if we act decisively and collectively,” businesses with some of the certainty needed looking at ways to bulk procure EVs, evaluating she says. to plan and apply capital towards long term how to use the tax system to encourage EV “The report demonstrates we have the tools solutions.” uptake and discourage the purchase of ICE we need to achieve our target, but calls on Hawksworth says the passing of the Zero vehicles, EV battery refurbishment, collection us to accelerate our work. As a Government Carbon Act, the commitment by Government and recycling; and the role of pricing beyond we are committed to picking up the pace and to decarbonise its own vehicle fleets the ETS (such as road pricing).” focusing much more on decarbonisation and and, as recently as the past week, the Aimer-Seton says an equitable transition is reducing emissions rather than overly relying announcements of legislation to set a vehicle very important. on forestry.” emission standard and to consider further “When considering policies to accelerate EV Reducing emissions is expected to create new incentives for low-emissions vehicles are all uptake it is important that the Government job, business, and export opportunities while building momentum. considers the impacts on low-income also seeing a reduction in energy bills for most “There is still clearly much more to do. The household and people with disabilities, households, the Government says. electricity sector and Mercury stand ready to regional and remote access, and with limited It adds that action is needed across all sectors contribute further.” access to electricity. of the economy, with a particular focus on Careful energy policy settings that stimulate “Our advice highlights that EVs are only part of transport, agriculture and energy. demand for electricity are advocated by the puzzle, and also recommends changing the The release of the draft advice is hailed by Hawksworth – “rather than chasing 100% way we travel and move goods – this includes climate change minister James Shaw as a renewable electricity generation targets which more walking and cycling and moving freight significant milestone in the Government’s the commission’s advice shows would be off the road and onto rail and shipping. response to the climate emergency, expensive and counterproductive to reducing emissions across the economy”. “To lower emissions we will need to change The commission has proposed the first three the way we plan and build our cities to make it five-year emissions budgets and advised The commission estimates the cost of meeting faster and easier to get around. that New Zealand’s Nationally Determined its proposed budgets would be equivalent “Having an integrated public and shared Contribution under the Paris Agreement to less than 1% of projected gross domestic transport system both locally and across will need to be strengthened in order to product (GDP). Aotearoa will encourage a shift in the way we be compatible with global efforts to limit Its draft advice says: “Electric vehicles are live and move around.” temperature rise to 1.5°C. currently more expensive to purchase than The commission’s draft advice is open for Meanwhile, Mercury says urgency and action internal combustion engine vehicles but consultation until March 14 with final advice are now needed in response to the draft report. are cheaper to run. Their upfront costs are expected to fall further leading to significantly released before May 31, after which the “Everyone has a role to play, but it is clear that lower lifetime costs. In addition to saving Government will respond with an Emissions bold thinking and supportive policy settings emissions, they also improve local air quality Reduction Plan before the end of the year. from the Government are needed to meet and reduce noise pollution. For these reasons, “Reaching our emissions reduction targets emissions targets, sooner rather than later,” our path sees ambitious adoption of light by 2050 is both achievable and affordable chief executive Vince Hawksworth says. electric vehicles, including cars, vans and utes, according to the commission’s advice,” prime He explains there’s enough renewable energy with no further internal combustion engine minister Jacinda Ardern says. consented to support the transition of the light vehicles imported after 2032. “Last term we set our long-lived gases and entire light transport fleet to electric. “This would mean more than half of all light methane targets and asked the commission “The commission’s draft report is an important vehicle travel would be in electric vehicles by for independent guidance on how to get to stepping-stone. The forward look it provides in 2035 and 40% of the light vehicle fleet would them. That’s exactly what they have produced. terms of the emissions reduction requirements be electric vehicles by 2035.” Continued on following page...

WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ | EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 11 ...Continued from previous page Commenting on medium and heavy trucks, great opportunity for Kiwis to respond." initiatives.” the commission says of the trucks imported in COMMISSION ADVICE WELCOMED Vinsen says the commission’s draft report has 2030, 15% of medium trucks and 8% of heavy WITH CAUTION recommendations for the transport sector trucks would be electric. The Motor Industry Association has welcomed including endorsing the implementation of “By 2035, these would increase to 84% and the Climate Change Commission’s draft a Fuel Economy Standard, electrification of 69% respectively.” report into required pathways to reduce New the vehicle fleet, improved public transport RAPID RISE IN EVS NEEDED Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions – but networks and better integration of active transport (walking and cycling). A rapid increase in the number of EVs on our warns New Zealand may not have the market roads, alongside increases in active and public weight to call for bans. He says the commission understands its transport, will be required if New Zealand “The MIA has stated on many occasions that proposals will radically alter the way Kiwis wants to maintain a net-zero emissions future we support well thought out and constructive will live, work and travel. "That is the purpose post 2050. policies that will lead to an increased rate in of their recommendations: to force change. They comment that ‘some industries will have “This is a major challenge, but I know it is one the reduction of CO2 emissions from New to close, and some people will have to work in that we are up for,” Drive Electric chair Mark Zealand’s vehicle fleet,” the MIA chief executive others." Gilbert says in response to the commission’s David Crawford says. draft advice. “None of the policies suggested by the Climate “We understand and support the Government’s intentions, but we are disappointed and It shows there is a pathway for New Zealand to Change Commission are unexpected other have serious concerns about the current reach net-zero emissions by 2050, he adds. than the timelines for EV uptake and banning pure petrol or diesel vehicles.” proposals. Our analysis shows that they will “There will be many benefits in doing this, not only cause huge disruption to the market “The task required to decarbonise our including more native forests, cleaner cities, and supply channels for used vehicles but transport is monumental. In 2020 sales of better public transport, new transport are highly unlikely to achieve the desired vehicles with any form of electrification (hybrid, technologies, and opportunities for business outcomes.” and jobs.” plug-in hybrid and fully electric) accounted for just 9.2% of our sales with non-plugin Vinsen says VIA supports the position of the Gilbert says Drive Electric agrees with the hybrid vehicles accounting for most of that new vehicle distributors’ association, the MIA, commission’s call for a ban on the import of (7.3%). Worldwide production of pure electric when it asks the Government to slow down fossil fuel vehicles between 2030 and 2035 vehicles is still a fraction of annual vehicle its plans to cut transport-related greenhouse and that all light vehicles entering the country manufacturing,” the MIA says. gases. must have low emissions by 2035. “There needs to be a quantum shift in the “The gradient for reduction of the average "A ban by 2032 is right on the money for me. availability of low emission vehicles, including gms of CO2 emitted per 100km of vehicle “Importantly, the advice also calls for a hydrogen, if we stand any chance of getting travel is too steep: a 40% reduction in five range of policies to support this objective, close to the targets the commission says are years. and necessary investments in transport and necessary. “This rate of change proposed in the draft Fuel charging infrastructure.” “The New Zealand market is too small for Economy Standard is just too fast.” Gilbert says it confirms that the Government’s us to dictate to manufactures what they Vinsen says time will be our ally in achieving announcement to introduce a ‘Clean Car build for us. We cannot lead the world on ICE the Climate Change Agreement targets. Import Standard’ is one of the mechanisms bans, but we can be a fast follower. We need “A short delay in the implementation of the needed to reduce vehicle emissions. policies that leverage worldwide available Fuel Economy Standard, and a slight easing “The advice also recognises that there are technology.” of the rate of reduction of greenhouse gases, equity considerations in this transition, and CAUTION ECHOED BY VIA will enable the new and used vehicle industries we must think through these issues to ensure Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association to source a greater supply of late-model and fairness of access to transport, including to (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen is also wary more fuel-efficient vehicles. avoid inadvertently incentivising people to hold of the commission’s advice being followed to “It may be paradoxical, but the hasty onto older cars. the letter. introduction of an aggressive Fuel Economy “Our view continues to be that a coordinated He says the VIA worked with the commission Standard will result in choking off supply, plan, between Government and industry, will on research for the initial report, so the reducing the rate of newer vehicles entering best allow for this generational transition in contents and recommendations were no real the fleet, and encouraging the retention of the how we choose to move around our cities and surprise. older, less safe and less efficient vehicles in the towns.” current fleet. “What has been a wake-up call is the timing More draconian measures are being taken in of both announcements, and the realisation of “I believe that a delayed implementation overseas jurisdictions to meet emission targets the likely impacts on the transport sector and and a less aggressive rate of reduction will and Gilbert sees that and fast development in the public,” he explains. lead to a better outcome, with an earlier the EV field, including batteries and hydrogen, achievement of New Zealand’s Climate Vinsen says transport is seen as the easiest benefitting New Zealand. Agreement commitments, and less disruption sector to deal with first, especially as it makes Gilbert says the commission’s work provides to the market, to people’s choices, and to the up more than one-third of all greenhouse hope, and a basis for further discussion, with industry.” gas emissions, and accounts for most of the Drive Electric planning a submission to the growth in emissions over the 30 years. commission before the March 14 deadline. “So, we’re right in the firing line for the He encourages others to do the same - "It's a Government’s first serious climate change

12 EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 | WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ THE EVNEX TEAM.

EVNEX X7 CHARGING STATION - NOW AVAILABLE IN WHITE (INDOOR ONLY). EVNEX RELEASES NEW CHARGERS, AND MORE

Z grown EV charging company Evnex has developers, and others all utilising the CP Link just released its second generation of AC software to control, monitor and monetise EV Nsmart chargers. charging. The release of the latest generation charger The Evnex software is open and interoperable, also coincides with the company offering a meaning that other smart EV charging free entry level tier of its CP Link charge point hardware brands can be connected and management software, available not just for managed. For some operators this is a real Evnex hardware, but third-party charge points benefit as they manage large networks of as well. AN EVNEX CARPARK CHARGER. EV chargers that need to address different Evnex, founded in Christchurch in 2014 by Ed customer needs. Evnex software now runs Harvey, now has one of the largest networks across New Zealand, Australia and the United of private and commercial charging stations in breaker trips or blown fuses. Kingdom, supporting AC through to DC ultra- New Zealand. The free tier of CP Link now enables home rapid chargers. Partnering with the electricity industry and customers to easily adjust their charging As of the start of 2021, international expansion large corporates has been crucial in enabling schedule and set variable charging speed is well underway with beachhead customers the network to grow, with many hundreds of profiles throughout the day. established in Australia and the UK. connected smart chargers now installed. This energy constraint dynamic is also a Evnex’s unique point of difference is providing The latest generation of charging stations challenge in multi-tenanted buildings. Body customers with a seamless onboarding expands the Evnex range to include models corporates and property managers are looking experience and a self-service approach to to suit both commercial installations and the to retrofit EV charging into existing buildings managing and customising their charging home, with the new E Series and X Series that have constrained electricity supply. network. replacing the current R Series product. With multi-tenanted buildings often cost “Our strategy is to build a community The X Series is suited to commercial constrained, a flexible solution needs to be around our EV charging platform, giving our deployments and includes the latest in LTE-M applied that avoids the need for infrastructure customers full flexibility in building their EV cellular technology and RFID. The E Series upgrades. charging product or service with their own is designed with cost in mind, for residential To address this issue, the Evnex platform brand and unique offering,” Ed Harvey says. use and small-scale commercial installations now supports software-based load balancing, Evnex’s new online sign-up process to be where RFID cards are not required. allowing for a maximum current allowance to launched soon will allow users to self- Both models now include Bluetooth, wi-fi be applied to a group of charging stations. register and start managing their own and ethernet as standard. With a complete As NZ’s national EV fleet grows, the need for network of EV chargers all online. As their re-design of the internals, standby power smart EV charging will increase. fleet size and requirements grow they will have the ability to upgrade to a higher plan consumption is also significantly reduced. Evnex has taken a software-led approach to that provides additional functionality. A key issue Evnex’s customers are looking to this challenge, allowing for small deployments solve is how to use energy smartly. of EV chargers to be scaled without costly For hardware enquiries, contact Evnex directly for a full list of re-sellers and partners. When operating at full speed, a 7.4kW AC hardware solutions. The idea being, install one Software sign-ups can be completed online, charger can consume over half of a typical NZ or two chargers now, and add more as demand and enterprise software enquiries can be made home’s electricity supply. grows. to the Evnex sales team. In the evening when drivers arrive home Evnex currently has charge point operators, Visit www.evnex.com/contact for more and plug in, full speed charging risks circuit electricity distributors, electricity retailers, solar companies, parking operators, property information.

WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ | EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 13 MARTIN HARWOOD EXITS CAR BUSINESS AFTER MORE THAN 50 YEARS

uckland-based EV dealer Martin Harwood has closed Harwood Cars Aafter more than 50 years in the industry, citing COVID-19’s impact and other factors. But Harwood isn’t ditching EVs altogether, intending to operate an EV consultancy to MARTIN HARWOOD provide the benefits of his experience and knowledge to others. Harwood who doesn’t expect much action this The turning point came for Martin and wife While Harwood reckons “the tide is out” on EVs year either. at present he can see a new wave of interest Lorna when they failed to sell a single EV in “Everyone’s talking about what will happen in coming. January this year – although they did sell one five to 10 years’ time – but nothing much has in the first week of February. He’s critical of the previous coalition been said about what will happen this year.” government announcing in mid-2019 its “In over 50 years involvement in the car Harwood has been involved with EVs for about intention to introduce a “feebate” scheme business I’ve never had a month like it,” he six years now and was among the pioneers of under a proposed Clean Car plan announced says of the January result. the EV industry here with friend and former by then associate transport minister Julie Harwood didn’t renew the lease on Harwood work colleague Henry Schmidt of Autolink Anne Genter, saying that stopped many Cars’ this year, saying COVID-19 is what really Cars in Newmarket. They were the first to potential customers who decided to wait for did the damage. bring in EVs. discounts and other incentives. “We just couldn’t recover,” he says, pointing to He specialised mainly in the Nissan Leaf, “And it’s still being talked about,” says pandemic restrictions here and overseas. brought in from Japan. GRID CAN COPE WITH MORE EVS

overnment-to-consumer incentives are the future easy, so it is not a big task to have the key to EV adoption in New Zealand, a additional infrastructure put in place,” he adds. Gglobal expert says. "Meanwhile, the education component is key. Schneider Electric's business development Consumers need a better understanding of manager for eMobility in Asia PacificAdrian the costs and responsibilities over time of Duque says the national grid and charging EV maintenance versus traditional vehicles. infrastructure currently has capacity for New Many people do not know, for instance, that if Zealand to scale up at a steady rate. you're buying a new EV the battery warranty is "We have lots of options to use for smart normally eight years. charging,” he says. “Over the long term, EV owners will save a “The main question is capacity of the lot of cost, and can factor in how rapidly EV electricity grid, and I think we have it - it technology is progressing. The main thing is can be easily managed with smart charging that they do their research and if they're buying technology paired up with software to do load secondhand, buy from reputable companies.” management and analytics. From residential Duque says that looking at the successes settings to grid-wide applications, the of other countries in the adoption of EVs, ADRIAN DUQUE technology is already available to manage government intervention is key. the effects of EV charging to our electricity “Specifically, while EV prices are still high network and efficient use of the available compared to petrol vehicles, a government incentive in Singapore, you can get as much as capacity.” subsidy straight to the consumer is one of the a NZ$26,000 rebate. With incentives there has Duque says more than 500 public chargers biggest things to increase uptake,” he believes. been exponential growth in the EU market, and uptake is still rising there.” are dotted around the country and, based on "One of the main reasons why other countries studies, around 80% of EV owners charge at have been successful in transitioning to EVs Duque reckons subsidies could continue home. is government intervention in the form of until cost parity is achieved between EVs and “A lot of new builds such as new housing funding or subsidies to a consumer level - it petrol vehicles. “There are predictions that will developments and commercial establishments can be as simple a proposition as 'get X happen as soon as 2025 in some markets." are including EV chargers in their design or amount back, or discounted, if you buy an EV'. pre-wiring to make adding EV charging in “For instance, under the EV Early Adoption

14 EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 | WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ COMPOSITE EV BATTERY ENCLOSURES REDUCE WEIGHT

or every 45.35kg taken out of a vehicle, WEIGHT REDUCTION the fuel economy is increased by 1-2%. Up to 40% in weight savings is achieved if FSo says the United States Environmental the enclosure is made from 100% composite Protection Agency (EPA), meaning that material rather than aluminium. opting for lighter materials provides a A lighter battery box made from composites great opportunity for the EV sector which has a positive knock-on effect on the entire must reduce vehicle weight to boost energy vehicle design. With a lighter vehicle weight efficiency. attributed to the battery enclosures, smaller EXEL COMPOSITES’ TRANSPORTATION SEGMENT Battery enclosures for EVs - also called batteries and reduced engine sizes are OWNER JARI SOPANEN EXPLAINS HOW frames, boxes or housings - have a primary required to haul a lighter vehicle. COMPOSITE EV BATTERY ENCLOSURES COULD purpose of holding and protecting the battery This positive spiral results in reduced vehicle cells. cost and range anxiety, which will play a big SUPPORT THE OVERALL LIGHT WEIGHTING OF EVS They come in different shapes and sizes, and role in the mass adoption of EVs. AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL BENEFITS much like other vehicle parts, are an arena for INSULATION COMPARED WITH TRADITIONAL METAL OFFERINGS. several materials fighting for prominence. Aside from being a lighter material, Aluminium and steel are traditional material composites take away the need for a separate protecting the battery but also passengers. choices for battery enclosures. Yet, composites insulation system. That reduces weight even could provide an improved alternative, which further as well as helps streamline the supply The strength and stiffness properties of will significantly improve the performance of and value chain. composites outweigh those of aluminium or the EVs. steel, providing better crash safety. With metal battery enclosures, an added HURDLES insulation system around the material is This integration will require close collaboration Mass EV adoption is held back by range anxiety required to keep the batteries in operational between the battery enclosure suppliers and — concerns that vehicles won’t be able to temperatures. chassis designers, but offers a real possibility to boost vehicle safety. travel far enough on a single charge. Due to the insulating properties of composites, To alleviate range anxiety, there is an these materials already do a good job of PULTRUSION unquestionable need for safe, light weight and preventing heat transfer, without the need High volume production is essential in cost effective EVs. For these EVs to make it in to add more weight-increasing parts in the reducing overall costs. the market, the components that form them system. It is possible to use continuous must also possess these qualities. NOISE, VIBRATION, HARSHNESS manufacturing methods to produce EV If a part can be made using a lighter material While not a safety critical factor, a quieter batter box components, such as pultrusion. without compromising safety and function, vehicle is more commercially viable. Pultrusion as a process enables composite then it’s a no-brainer for designers and manufacturers to pack in more fibres in the material selectors in original equipment Noise vibration and harshness (NVH) is same cross section compared with other manufacturer (OEM) and system supplier the result of vibration or noise, which is composite manufacturing methods, allowing businesses. transmitted and radiated acoustically in the stronger but lighter parts to be made. cabin. In some instances, switching from metal Remember, the fibres are the part that carries to composite doesn’t just match previous NVH is less with composites than with metals, the load in the material. Working closely functionality, it surpasses it by bringing in as they have inherent damping properties. with the composite manufacturer allows additional benefits. This is true for the battery enclosures as well you to precisely engineer the fibre content as other vehicle parts and could mean the This is demonstrated in the case of EV battery and alignments to achieve the best possible difference between a luxury driving experience strength-weight properties. enclosures as composites offer weight and a less comfortable one. reduction, improved insulation, reduced noise, WHAT’S NEXT? SAFETY vibration, and harshness. If OEMs are going to reap the energy economy Composite battery casing can be designed returns of light weighting that the EPA as part of the vehicle body structure, not only predicted, composites will no doubt play their role. This could be a much bigger role than simply reducing the mass of the vehicle, but also improving crash safety, driving dynamics and experience as well as overall strength of the vehicle. Thinking outside of the conventional material choices for battery enclosures are essential steps to reducing vehicle weight, and reaping fuel economy returns. Finland headquartered Exel Composites has about 650 employees globally. Visit www.exelcomposites.com for more information.

WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ | EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 15 EECA FUNDS 22 LOW EMISSION PROJECTS

community electric bike and car share scheme, additional EV charging A stations, five hydrogen trucks and a demonstration electric truck are among projects to get government co-funding. Approval for 22 new low-emission transport projects under the low emission vehicles contestable fund (LEVCF) administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) have been announced by energy and resources minister Dr Megan Woods in a briefing at Johnsonville Waitohi Community Centre near Wellington. Projects include the Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust’s Christchurch initiative to give its tenants the opportunity to share rather than own transport through secure e-bike storage for a community bike share for its tenants (the trust is funding the bikes itself), and two secondhand Nissan Leafs for a community car share scheme. Fuso and Hyundai Motors New Zealand secured funding for both electric and hydrogen demonstration trucks respectively. Hyundai will purchase and deploy five zero emission hydrogen fuel cell electric (FCEV) trucks. Fuso will buy and fit out a 100% electric truck for extended test drives by potential customers. In a separate project, Fuso will carry out a one-year e-truck trial using five electric trucks and chargers with major transport MEGAN WOODS AND OHARIU MP GREG O’CONNOR AT THE JOHNSONVILLE EV CHARGERS AFTER WOODS ANNOUNCED THE companies in the proposed Auckland LATEST FUNDING ROUND SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. Transport Queen Valley Zero Emissions Area. The fund will contribute $3.7 million to the of the public charging network, with another Charging infrastructure 11 public chargers (many high-capacity fast projects, with the 22 recipients contributing 1. ChargeNet NZ Ltd $263,775 a total $9.4 million. chargers with multiple charging ports) co- funded in Round Nine. Four 300kW and two 50kW charging ports for “The Climate Change Commission’s Rotorua. recently-released draft report rightly The latest funding will allow ChargeNet points out how crucial reducing transport NZ to deliver further 300kW chargers at ChargeNet NZ Ltd will install four public emissions is to meeting our climate Rotorua, Tauranga and Dunedin after it 300kW charging ports and two 50kW change goals. It shows we are on the right opened one at Bombay south of Auckland. charging ports in Rotorua’s central business district, supporting the existing fleet and track by supporting the uptake of cleaner The LEVCF has co-funded more than 600 enabling the newest generation of EVs to add technologies,” Woods says. public EV chargers, of which more than 450 400km of charge in only 20 minutes. She notes the spread of projects shows the are operational. 2. ChargeNet NZ Ltd $266,275 fund’s reach across the transport sector. “The growing charging network should give “Demonstrating and proving the potential New Zealand households and businesses Four 300kW and two 50kW charging ports for for electric and hydrogen heavy vehicles is thinking of purchasing EVs the confidence to Tauranga. important, as heavy freight has an outsized do so, in the knowledge the infrastructure is ChargeNet NZ Ltd will install four public impact on transport emissions,” Woods increasingly available, thanks in large part to 300kW charging ports and two 50kW adds. the fund,” Woods says. charging ports in Tauranga, supporting the “At the same time, we need to enable Since the fund began, EECA has committed existing EV fleet and enabling the newest people to get around, and the Ōtautahi Trust $29.4m in government funding to 180 generation of EVs to add 400km of charge in projects will demonstrate a community and projects, matched by $62m in applicant only 20 minutes. people-first approach that shows you can funding. 3. ChargeNet NZ Ltd $134,438 reduce the size of the fleet, replace it with Round 10 will open in March/April 2021 with Two 300kW charging ports and one 50kW low or zero-emissions options, and still have nearly $3m in funding. freedom of movement.” charging port for Dunedin. SUCCESSFUL ROUND NINE Woods also notes the continued expansion ChargeNet NZ Ltd will install two public APPLICANTS 300kW charging ports and one 50kW Continued on following page...

16 EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 | WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ ...Continued from previous page charging port in Dunedin's central business Fossil-Free Vegetation Management: Electric district. Hiab Greenwaste Removal Truck. 4. ChargeNet NZ Ltd $41,500 GreenCycle Ltd will replace a diesel truck and diesel chipper with an electric hiab and Electrifying Tamahere. tipper truck for its green waste recycling ChargeNet NZ Ltd will install a public 50kW business in Auckland. DC fast electric vehicle charger at Tamahere This project will demonstrate to arborists near Hamilton, filling a critical gap in the and landscapers the on-site charging of network. electric chainsaws from the e-truck. 5. HealthPost Limited $26,000 11. Dempsey Wood Civil Limited $222,000 Install EV fast charging infrastructure at its Heavy Electric Vehicle (HEV) pilot using business site. a traffic safety vehicle in construction/ logistics operation trials. Installation of a 25kW charger at infrastructure industry. HealthPost’s business site in Collingwood, Technology Dempsey Wood will purchase a heavy Golden Bay will incentivise take-up of electric vehicle (HEV) as a pilot to be fitted 15. Counties Power $112,000 electric vehicles, and provide charging with an attenuator for a traffic safety access to its service contractors and staff. Second Life EV Battery System with High- vehicle. Few HEVs currently operate in the Power EV Chargers at Mercer. 6. Network Waitaki Limited $43,500 construction industry, and this trial will help Counties Power will install a 240kWh Second EV fast charging station for Oamaru’s to establish their viability and gain high Life EV Battery System together with two Harbour Area. visibility results. High-Power EV chargers at Mercer situated Network Waitaki will install a public 50kW A rapid charging station will be installed beside the Waikato Expressway to optimise fast charging station in Oamaru’s harbour at the Mt Wellington depot to support the peak-time electricity capacity and demand area to serve locals and tourists to the area. project, and to provide public charging when on the network. not being utilised. 7. Fonterra Co-operative Group $82,000 16. Counties Power $32,000 12. Fuso New Zealand Limited $242,519 Fonterra Te Wai Pounamu EV Hub. Demonstrating Smart Vehicle-to-Grid with Fuso eCanter delivering better: extended- Direct Solar Charging and Load Balancing. Fonterra will install 26 EV slow chargers at test drive electric truck. four manufacturing sites in the South Island Counties Power will demonstrate Smart to assist more than 2000 staff commuters, Fuso New Zealand will purchase and fit Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology integrated visitors and company vehicles to switch to out a 100% electric 7.5 tonne Fuso eCanter with Solar electric vehicles. Two of the sites will be at truck for extended-test drives by potential Generation and Load Balancing capability. Fonterra’s cost and EECA will be co-funding customers through its dealers. The truck This project, comprising a Nissan Leaf the other two. will be tested with various charging options and include the use of Fuso’s “eTruck Ready” and charger powered by solar, aims to Secure e-bike storage facilities app, and Fuso will also provide eTruck increase EV use and showcase consumer 8. Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust education and training. energy independence, energy savings and $44,500 the optimisation of utilities peak demand 13. Fuso New Zealand Limited $499,500 management. The solar components will be Electric Bicycle Sharing for Community Proposed Queen Street Zero Emission Area: sourced at the applicant’s cost. Housing (low income) tenants Electric Truck Trial. 17. EVisi Group Limited $34,800 OCHT will deliver a subsidised e-bike Fuso will carry out a one-year e-truck trial share scheme comprising five e-bikes free Fleet EV charger demand optimisation and with five Fuso eCanter trucks and chargers battery life management software. of charge for the community and parking with major transport companies in the for 20 e-bikes using Locky Docks at its proposed Auckland Transport Queen Street Auckland-based software and hardware largest community housing development in Valley Zero Emissions Area (ZEA). solutions provider for commercial EV fleet Christchurch. operations, EVisi Group will develop and test The ZEA is proposed under the Auckland City Financial investment will be coupled with an optimisation algorithms to optimise fleet Centre Masterplan to reduce the impacts of EV charger operations to minimise local education campaign to encourage uptake. road transport on city centre air quality. The scheme will be open to all ŌCHT tenants network peak demand charges and extend and employees. The e-bikes will be at the The pedestrian-priority zone across the battery life. applicant’s own cost. Waihorotiu/Queen Street Valley forms the The software service project will aim to ZEA which aims to substantially reduce ensure that all charger connected vehicles 9. MOTAT (Museum of Transport and emissions in the densest part of the city Technology) $57,000 are charged to their daily required state of centre. charge by specified time within transformer Secure bike parking stations for visitors Combined with low or no-emissions public and other operational constraints. and staff of MOTAT in the Western Springs transport, this initiative could give Auckland Car share Precinct in Auckland. the cleanest air of any million-plus city in the MOTAT will install secure scooter and bike world, the plan says. 18. Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust $44,038 docking stations at its Western Springs sites, The project will generate data collected by encouraging staff and the wider public to EROAD and insights to inform future policy Electric Vehicle Sharing for Community consider micro-mobility as a viable mode development for implementing the ZEA for Housing (low income) tenants. of transport to access the Western Springs urban freight, and high visibility. OCHT will deliver a subsidised EV share Precinct. 14. Hyundai Motors New Zealand Limited scheme with two Nissan Leafs at its The docking stations are the first step in $500,000 largest community housing development in a larger accessibility project for the area, Christchurch. which hopes to see alternative transport Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric (FCEV) Zero Financial investment will be coupled with an options adopted more widely in the future. Emission Truck Fleet Demonstration. education campaign to encourage uptake Heavy electric vehicles Hyundai New Zealand Ltd will purchase and among OCHT tenants and employees. deploy an initial fleet of five FCEV trucks 10. GreenCycle Limited $89,200 into New Zealand and enter real-world daily Fleet management Continued on following page...

WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ | EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 17 ...Continued from previous page The dashboard will consume live data feeds (including GPS) and provide a view of key performance indicators across all participating organisations and help to identify bulk purchasing opportunities. 21. Optimal Fleet Solutions $499,000 Leading the way: Electrification of New Zealand’s business and local government fleet. OptiFleet will carry out fleet audits and studies on local government, businesses and organisations of all fleet compositions, identifying opportunities for optimisation and electrification of their fleets with decarbonisation road mapping and replacement plans. Fleets will be provided with audits and utilisation studies where data is available, ELECTRIC BIKES FEATURE IN A BIKE AND CAR SHARE PROJECT IN CHRISTCHURCH, WHICH INCLUDES BIG STREET BIKERS’ LOCKY DOCKS E-BIKE SECURE PARKING AND CHARGING. and optimisation recommendations, coupled with expert assistance and advice. 22. LeasePlan New Zealand Limited $58,328 19. Carbn Asset Management Limited ensure ongoing delivery. $302,000 EV Fleet Enablement. 20. Optimal Fleet Solutions $107,000 Kickstarting and accelerating the uptake of LeasePlan will offer selected clients a leased A digital dashboard enabling business and EVs within local government and corporate charging solution - including home charging, local government fleet optimisation and fleets. office charging, and fobs to access public electrification. charging networks - all linked under one Carbn Asset Management will deliver 20 OptiFleet will develop a digital dashboard platform, as well as telematics analysis. low-cost baseline fleet assessments to that will provide data and insights to help businesses and local government to help This consolidated solution enables clients to local government, organisations and them plan and manage their fleet transition transition fleets to electric vehicles without businesses to manage fleet assets in real to EVs. upfront infrastructure costs, providing time to further identify opportunities to scalability for future growth. Carbn will then offer a comprehensive increase utilisation, optimise and electrify implementation and transition partnership to their fleets.

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS Cost to Company Energy Deals Where charge LEAF*

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Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package Auckland $5.75 20% discount on your energy bill from 9pm – 7am, available on multiple properties, Wellington $5.82 guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer, 12% PPD is included in these Christchurch $5.63 calculations. Auckland $7.16 Low Solar: Low Usage plan for EVs & can buy back solar energy, no fixed term Wellington $4.53 Christchurch $3.20 Auckland $5.57 Contact Everyday Bonus Fixed: Excellent night rates, no fixed term, check if the matching day- Wellington $4.60 Energy time kWh rate will affect your overall bill. Christchurch $3.28 One Plan with Hour of Power: Free hour of off-peak powerdaily – included and Auckland $6.82 Electric Kiwi calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps. Note: this could be different depending Wellington $6.86 on your designated Hour of Power. Christchurch $6.71 Auckland $5.80 # Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee: No fixed term, EV rate in Wellington. Calculated Flick Electric Wellington $5.75 # using an average spot price of 5.7c per kWh. Christchurch $3.46 # Auckland $6.81 Classic plan: Excellent night rates, no fixed term, 10% PPD has been included, check if Genesis Energy Wellington $4.23 the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill. Christchurch $3.73 Paua to the Cheap As Plan with EV night rates: No fixed term. Calculated using an average spot Wellington $4.42 # People price of 5.7c per kWh *Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ. Please note that rates vary around New Zealand – the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland, Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch. They can also depend on your meter type & the company you use. Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill. Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company. The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost, overnight rates, includes 10% charging loss, prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST, excludes daily charge. Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change. Please contact us if you would like any clarification. # Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions. We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 5.7c per kWh at night over the last 7 years, however this is no guarantee of current or future prices.

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auranga-based EV company UBCO and UBCO chief executive Timothy Allan aims to raise at least NZ$25 million sees the more than $25m raise helping Tthis year to fund its global expansion. build its sales team, inventory, the fleet Known for its dual-wheel drive 2X2 electric subscription model it is rolling out globally – on and off-road utility motorcycles used and more. for a wide range of transport requirements He sees UBCO being well positioned to take from pizza delivery (Domino’s) to farms, advantage of the expected switch from ICE hunting and more, UBCO has evolved into vehicles with global EV uptake forecast to a digitally connected EV platform including increase tenfold within the next decade. TIMOTHY ALLAN portable power, accessories, and cloud- UBCO is seeking $5m from wholesale based software. investors through investment platform mobility demand, it adds. Its UBCLOUD intelligent platform for fleet Snowball Effect via a convertible note linked management means each 2x2 can be to a $20m Series B raise. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a double- edged sword for UBCO, Allan says. connected by telematics and online at all Distribution channels have been established times for full visibility, control and data. in three key areas - Australasia, the US It accelerated UBCO’s drive to go 100% For instance, it enables proactive scheduled (25 new dealers added last year, with digital across sales, training, service and servicing and security features that can UBCO’s coverage now across 50 states and customer support. remotely geofence, immobilise and locate a a vehicle assembly plant established in Allan says a large increase in investment has bike if stolen. Oregon) and Europe (from three dealers in been noticed with people looking for better UBCO’s new vehicle subscription has January 2020 to more than 14) with each returns – particularly in sustainable, clean business clients pay a fixed monthly fee distributor selling to a network of UBCO- energy businesses. covering the 2X2 bike, battery, intelligent approved dealers, alongside UBCO’s direct Enterprise fleet applications range across rider app and fleet portal, and servicing, to customer (D2C) online channel through agriculture, freight, delivery and last mile, while UBCO retains stewardship of the bike its website. tourism, conservation and defence. One and battery at the end of term for reuse or Globally, UBCO says it’s nearing 150 dealers. of these opportunities alone represents recycling. Sales and use of lightweight EVS not more bikes than double UBCO’s entire sales Subscriptions will be offered to consumers requiring a full car licence are booming with history, the company says. this year. expansion forecast to continue this year and UBCO says it is moving to take advantage Global demand for e-mobility is booming, for the rest of the decade, driven by climate of market trends and has launched the fifth change, Gen-Z avoiding cars, and individual Continued on following page...

22 EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 | WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ ...Continued from previous page generation 2X2 with telemetry connectivity; launched UBCLOUD, appointed executive HUNTING IN OREGON. leadership in London, Seattle and San Francisco, adopted a subscription business model generating strong margins and secured a Tier 1 bank facility for enterprise fleet financing. It sees a value of more than NZ$7 billion in potential vehicle subscriptions based on the existing sales pipeline and enterprise interest for fleets across food delivery, postal services, last mile and agriculture. home, either collecting from their closest dealer or having their bike delivered direct Transport accounts for 25-45% of CO2 and able to be set up so that customers are emissions with increasing pressure riding within 20 minutes of delivery. coming from consumers, companies and governments to reduce carbon emissions to UBCO’s US president Ethan Ralston says stem climate change. setting up the US assembly plant represents a big milestone for the business, increasing That is accelerating the electrification of all supply capability and growing the team. vehicles with one in five mopeds in Europe now electric, UBCO says. Back in New Zealand, Allan says UBCO developed a unique battery system from the ON THE ROAD AT GREAT BARRIER ISLAND. Just Eat recently committed to provide ground up with improved cyclic performance, its London contracted employees with dynamic management, and safety features. e-mopeds to help reduce CO2 and noise will be released, some this year. emissions. He says the UBCO’s portable power unit “We have some exciting announcements is gaining popularity as it can be used for “As more people turn to electric vehicles coming up soon.” power tools on the farm or construction site and alternative forms of transport, we’re EVs & Beyond has featured UBCO bikes on where access to normal power supply is continually developing and refining our several occasions, including a Defence Force difficult. products,” UBCO’s London-based chief trial. marketing officerNeil Tierney says. Electric bike improvements are also planned and Allan says improved and new products Consumers can now buy an UBCO from

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ew Zealand is not a big country, but we are one of 100 “little countries” that Nmake up one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. We pride ourselves in being green, yet our emissions profile is vastly out of proportion to our population. The global targets set at Kyoto and Paris have really failed to move the needle - our emissions have continued to climb. Now, with the government under pressure from our own independent body the Climate Change Commission, let’s hope this will be a year of ambitious changes. We can no longer kick action down the road. So let’s stack them up the solutions. DR ROD CARR PETER MERSI Active travel and working from home. Do more, get health benefits or do less and ELECTRIC BUSES, TRAINS, FERRIES estimated $20 billion in lost productivity). don’t be traffic of any kind. Generate zero We need electric, high quality, frequent, Another benefit? Less demand for parking in emissions. Genius. convenient public transport that people will urban centres. EVS want to use. Economically and practically CONGESTION CHARGING, LOW They’re a no-brainer. We need subsidies for public transport isn’t the answer for everyone, EMISSION ZONES AND NETWORK EVs, government buying power and scrappage but more people switching to public transport OPTIMISATION schemes for getting old polluting, unsafe cars means less traffic on the road, which reduces We need congestion charging systems to off the road. We need a variety of mechanisms congestion, reducing emission and increasing disperse the congestion, reducing travel to rapidly switch the fleet to EV. productivity (congestion costs Auckland an at peak times, encouraging use of public Continued on following page...

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transport as well as walking and carpooling. the option to use public transport, taxis, ITS Asia-Pacific Forum Experts and spokespeople on both sides of the carshare, and even micromobility. The user political divide have voiced support for this. will theoretically be more easily able to choose environmentally-friendly travel options. Brisbane A progression of this is the low emission Registration is now open, including digital zones, used in the United Kingdom, Norway, 2. On demand is akin to traditional public delegate options Spain and more than a dozen locations around transport, but fleet vehicles can be hailed via the world. Low emission vehicles get priority an app and are not reliant on a bus routes. A or free access to inner city areas and diesels few trials are successfully underway in New are generally excluded altogether. Zealand. June 23-24 Intelligent Transport Systems or ITS solutions 3. Carshare (a la CityHop), provides the are used by traffic operations and traffic convenience of private vehicles for occasional T-Tech Future Transport management to help to prevent congestion on A to B to A trips. Including hybrid, PHEV and Conference a daily basis. EV options in these fleets will compound the benefits. Te Papa, Wellington Examples include: 4. Having much greater power to weight ratios • Variable speed signs, regulate the traffic than cars, micromobility like e-bikes, scooters flow, making traffic flow smoother and and mopeds use far less energy to cover preventing gridlock. similar distances. They’re also less affected by Join us to explore how powerful • Ramp signals prevent motorways being congestion and, despite taking up pavement technology can address the integration overwhelmed and gridlocked, and real estate, are much more pedestrian friendly and optimisation of shared and on-demand encourage use of alternate routes. in the safety stakes. A solution for dense urban mobility in urban transport projects. • Cameras and other monitoring devices areas. allow traffic management to respond to THE OUTLIERS - DRONES, accidents more quickly. HYPERLOOP, ETC • Telematics systems provide drivers with There are many more solutions in development real-time traffic updates from traffic that we might be including here in five years’ operations, encouraging use of alternate time. We might see hydrogen, connected and routes, dispersing traffic. automated vehicles, drones, flying cars and CONTACT US MOBILITY AS A SERVICE, ON hyperloop. There are billions of dollars being DEMAND, CARSHARING AND SHARED poured into development of future transport ITS NZ INC MICROMOBILITY solutions by the likes of Google and Apple and Supporting greater uptake of public transport, while not all will be winners let’s not rule them www.itsnz.org cycling and walking, are the newer concepts of out. on-demand, carshare and Mobility as a Service The fact is we can no longer stall and be [email protected] (MaaS). happy with political platitudes. We need all +64 (0)21 709 386 1. Mobility as a Service unbundles or replaces these and more. vehicle ownership with a suite of vehicle Bring it on! and transport options, giving the traveller

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anuary proved a good month for EV the big run on EVs and is bringing in more registrations. Volkswagen eGolfs and BMW i3s as well. JTotal EV registrations rose 602 – A Tesla sold recently, and Hargadon says HENRY SCHMIDT from 24,095 in December 2020 to 24,697 more EVs are coming from trade-ins and in January 2021, according to Ministry of there are no issues in getting EV imports Transport figures. from Japan either. New light pure electrics had the biggest Asked whether the Government is doing increase, up 243 from 5369 in December to enough quickly to foster EV uptake, 5612 in January. Hargadon says he doubts it. That’s followed by used light pure electrics “Until I see it happen I’m remaining sceptical with a 216 rise – increasing from 12,646 in at the moment.” December to 12,862 in January. The difficult stance being taken by the New light plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) went up Australian federal Government will slow EV HAYDEN JOHNSTON by 90 – from 3627 in December to 3717 in uptake there and this will affect the New January. Zealand market as the OEMs think of this Used light PHEVs rose by 52, recording 2238 as a combined market for right-hand drive in December and 2290 in January. vehicles, Invercargill-based The Electric Heavy EVs increased by just the one – going Motor Vehicle Company managing director from 215 in December to 216 last month. Alex de Boer says. But the 24,697 figure is still well short of the He believes New Zealand is still seen as initial 30,000 goal which was targeted for the a dumping ground for cars the Japanese end of last year, meaning New Zealand could no longer want - which is an issue our ALAN CLARK fail to meet the 64,000 EVs on roads end of Government needs to review. this year figure suggested by the National- De Boer says EV uptake in Southland is still led Government in 2016. very slow and seems to be lagging the rest of Of course, much which will depend on the New Zealand. Labour Government’s moves this year with He attributes some of that to range being a it already announcing some measures and major issue in a mainly rural area. promising further consideration of ways to “Education is a big challenge as many people reduce vehicle emissions in the wake of the have a very biased view. Most people are Climate Change Commission’s first draft interested but are not in any rush to spend NICHOLAS DOWN advice. the money required to change.” The improvement in EV sales and As secondhand petrol and diesel vehicle registrations is backed by Trade Me Motors’ prices come down alongside the many older figures. and cheaper imports from Japan coming in, “In January we saw a 4% increase in the it will be difficult to convert many people to number of Kiwis watch listing EVs onsite go electric, de Boer adds. when compared to the year prior, as more “Even incentives cannot offset the big price New Zealanders warm up to the idea of differences.” switching to an EV,” Trade Me Motors head Hayden Johnston of GVI Electric says Alan Clark says. EV sales are strong and that the latest ALISTAIR GILMOUR “As we also saw in November and December, registration data reflects that. there was a drop in EV listings onsite when “We have seen an increase in EV stock at compared with the year prior in January, with auctions in Japan, especially with Nissan a 19% year-on-year decrease in listings as Leaf 30kWh stock. dealers continue to struggle to get stock into “I think we are starting to see pressure on the country.” later model longer range EVs out of Japan January’s most popular EV model onsite was from Australian dealers.” the Nissan Leaf, followed by the BMW i3 and Johnston remains cautious about the Nissan e-NV200, while the average price of Government’s moves to reduce transport HADLEY HARGADON an EV onsite was $32,521 in January. emissions and foster EV uptake. It’s shaping up as a good start to 2021 for EV “I feel the Government creates concern, sales, says Hadley Hargadon of Auckand City misunderstanding and mistrust every time Electric Vehicles (ACEV). they open their mouths about EVS.” “January was our busiest month ever and Johnston sees huge pressure on vehicle we’ve started February with a hiss and a manufactures from global markets to roar.” change their model offering. Hargadon has noticed younger age groups “This means over time we will have more enquiring and visiting the Takapuna affordable EV options available, both new DAVE BOOT showroom. and imported pre-owned. “Before we usually had people in the older “The NZ Government making big policy age group but we’re now getting the young change that negatively affects its people professionals.” right here and now is not going to force The Nissan Leaf, around the 40kWh 2017- manufacturers to make changes with their 2018 models, is the most popular there, model offering for our tiny market, it only although Hargadon says EVs across the hurts the people of New Zealand.” range are selling. Johnston is keen to see the Government He says ACEV has plenty of stock in spite of support the new car industry and let it DAVID LEES Continued on following page...

26 EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 | WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ ...Continued from previous page continue to offer new models as they become available that will be more fuel efficient and NEW MAKES & MODELS cleaner running and “not try and force an impossible change”. & USED IMPORTS “Equally, I would like them to support the NEW EV CAR TYPES - ELECTRIC import industry and let us continue to MAKE AND MODEL JAN 2021 import affordable later model, safer and cleaner pre-owned vehicles without putting HYUNDAI KONA 56 restrictions on the industry and ultimately MG ZS EV 49 disadvantaging the people the Government is TESLA MODEL 3 29 supposed to be working for.” HYUNDAI IONIQ 28 Dunedin’s Gilmour Automotive and Electric families or beneficiaries can enjoy cheap EV AUDI E-TRON 18 Vehicle Cars owner/operator Alistair motoring for less than $5 a day. PORSCHE TAYCAN 14 Gilmour says he’s had more enquiries since “Start with families that need it most, prove MERCEDES-BENZ EQC 12 the Government’s measures and Climate it works, then roll it out nationally.” JAGUAR I-PACE 11 Change Commission’s draft advice has been Dave Boot of EV City in Christchurch says he NISSAN LEAF 8 publicised – but not more sales. has a good stock supply and “huge” January KIA NIRO 5 Gilmour says it’s obvious that buyers at sales. TESLA MODEL S 4 Japanese auctions are expecting an increase He says the Government’s announcements MAZDA MX-30 4 in demand. led to EV enquiries slumping for three days BMW I 2 “Bidding for good stock is fierce and prices before picking up again. TESLA MODEL X 2 have jumped significantly.” “The Government should put up a time MINI HATCH 1 Asked what the Government can do frame or shut up until it announces it and VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1 and whether it’s taking enough action then have the pieces in place ready to go.” FUSO ECANTER 1 quickly, Gilmour suggests that if the Boot suggests EV incentives don’t TOTAL 245 necessarily have to be monetary and could Government concentrates on new vehicles NEW EV CAR TYPES - PLUG-IN HYBRID with depreciation incentives, and making include benefits like free EV parking, alternatives less attractive, that it will take use of special transit lanes, delaying the MAKE AND MODEL JAN 2021 too long to filter down to the used EV market. introduction of road user charges and MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 41 “At current pricing used enjoys a significant dropping fringe benefit tax on EV purchases. MINI COUNTRYMAN 14 discount over new - maybe interest free Henry Schmidt of Autolink Cars in BMW X3 12 loans for young families and retirees so the Newmarket says quality Nissan Leafs with BMW 3 SERIES 5 savings can help pay off the loans?” low kilometres and good battery health BMW X5 5 are proving harder to get from Japan, Gilmour says It’s good to see the overnment TOYOTA PRIUS 5 investing in EV infrastructure with new, more particularly newer models such as the 2018 40kWh and 62kWh battery ones. MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS 3 powerful charging stations, mainly through HYUNDAI IONIQ 2 He says getting similar EVs from the United its low emission vehicles contestable fund. BMW 5 SERIES 1 Kingdom is difficult with prices often too high “This will be vital for the future with more KIA NIRO 1 compared with Japan. larger battery vehicles coming to market.” MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 1 Hamilton Electric Vehicles dealer principal Schmidt agrees with many other EV dealers PORSCHE CAYENNE 1 Nicholas Down says his dealership has about the Government’s announcements. VOLVO XC60 1 enjoyed “a huge January” but not many new “They should just do it – not keep talking VOLVO XC90 1 enquiries. about it,” he says, adding that the rhetoric TOTAL 93 “It’s predominantly the follow-up from has gone on for nearly two years. December with a large number of deposits Autolink Cars sold “two or three EVs” the USED EV CAR TYPES - ELECTRIC JANUARY 2021 paid on vehicles, sight unseen, then once day before Auckland’s third lockdown began MAKE MODEL TOTAL VEHICLES they arrived we delivered them.” on February 15 and Schmidt says EVs were NISSAN LEAF 207 Down says February has been fantastic. still being delivered to his showroom. NISSAN E-NV200 4 Auckland’s Volt Vehicles director David Lees “We have enjoyed a steady stream of instant BMW I3 2 buyers - they have done the homework says enquiries and sales have been steady already online, our website, etc, and have during January and continuing into February. HONDA E ADVANCE 2 just come in and decided which one they “Stock from Japan is continuing to be TESLA MODEL S 2 want.” competitive across the board and I think this BYD E6Y 1 will be the new normal going forward,” he Supply is hard to come by, but Down says we MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1 won’t see the effect of that for another 10 says, weeks or so. “This has flowed through and is reflecting in TESLA MODEL X 1 “Prices are rising in Japan and the quality of the market prices in New Zealand now.” VOLKSWAGEN ID3 1 the stock is becoming harder to get, a lot of Asked about the Government’s measures VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1 ‘cheaper’ EV yards (mostly ICE dealers) are and time frame, Lees says: “I believe there VOLKSWAGEN ID3 1 paying good money for much lower grade is a growing acceptance of the move to more stock and it is starting to hit the market, so sustainable transport. TOTAL 221 this is affecting prices as well.” “However, I think the Government is saying USED EV CAR TYPES - PLUG-IN HYBRID JANUARY 2021 Asked about the Government’s moves, Down all the right things but really action is what MAKE MODEL TOTAL VEHICLES says unless massive action is taken it will fail is needed.” Lees suspects people may well miserably with the current EV targets. be holding off moving to an EV in anticipation MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 20 “However, we live in hope Labour will get of a perceived rebate or similar from the TOYOTA PRIUS 18 it together and, instead of who wears a tie Government. BMW 330E 5 and who doesn’t, get down to business with “So this could well be slowing the uptake in BMW I3 4 regards to climate issues and start making the short term until there is a policy in place a serious dent in our carbon emissions from that assists the purchase of low emission MERCEDES-BENZ C350 2 the tailpipe of the ICE population.” vehicles.” BMW 530E 1 Down wants to see the Government start a MERCEDES-BENZ E300 1 lower socio-economic trial so lower income MERCEDES-BENZ S 1 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1 TOTAL 53 WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ | EVS AND BEYOND FEBRUARY 2021 27 BRYAN TENG, LEFT, AND JEREMY ROOKE WITH SOME OF THE SUBSCRIPTION EVS. TURNERS SUBSCRIPTION ADDING EVS

urners Automotive Group is making the most of the nearly $100,000 worth of Tgovernment co-funding it received late last year, allowing it to add a fleet of 10 EVs to its new Turners Subscription platform. The first vehicles under this co-funding, part of the Government’s low emission vehicles contestable fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), have been available for a couple of months on subscription from as low as $140 a week. TURNERS SUBSCRIPTION GENERAL MANAGER JEREMY ROOKE, LEFT, AND TURNERS SENIOR MARKETING CAMPAIGN MANAGER BRYAN TENG WITH ONE OF THE FIRST EVS IN THE TURNERS SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM. “At this stage we are just completing the final purchases under this arrangement,” says Turners spokesperson Jeremy Rooke, cost of purchase.” “We have been pleased with the uptake so far,” adding that all the existing co-funded EVs Rooke says the great news is that EVs under Rooke says. are currently with subscribers and that the this co-funding initiative will be priced at the “It is interesting to see the broad range of feedback has been very positive. same level as a comparable petrol-driven purposes for vehicle subscription; returning “Turners Subscription provides customers with vehicle, removing the price premium EVs Kiwis in the country for a few months who the opportunity to try cars that they ordinarily currently command. need to get around, people who have had an may not consider purchasing, such as electric “As an example, we have two 2015 Leafs that issue with their car and need a replacement vehicles,” he says. will now be priced as low as $140 per week – while repairs are undertaken, people delaying the purchase of a new car, and people who “We know with EVs the large capital outlay is a previously, without co-funding, these were from just like the flexibility and convenience that a major impediment to uptake. Subscription is $175 per week. subscription offers.” a great way to make EVs far more accessible “This is a great opportunity to try an EV!” Visit www.turnerssubscription.co.nz for more to more Kiwis and allow people to really Turners Subscription launched in October information. experience an EV and assess whether it will last year and has been steadily building work for them before committing to the full subscribers.

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GM GOING GREEN EV DEMAND RAPIDLY RISING General Motors (GM) aims New research confirms a UK diesel vehicle to be carbon neutral by 2040 decline while EV interest is soaring. and is working towards an The research by online parking portal all-electric future, aspiring to YourParkingSpace.co.uk is prompting it to eliminate tailpipe emissions introduce more parking spaces on a daily basis from new light-duty vehicles where EVs can also top up. by 2035. The study of its parking data reveals that diesel It will offer 30 all-electric vehicles are down by 15% from 2019 to 2020 to models globally by mid- 44% of vehicles while EV parking bookings are up decade and 40% of the by 72% and hybrids by 58%. company’s US models offered will be battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by the end of 2025. GM is investing US$27 billion in electric and autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the next five years. It is also working with EVgo to add more than 2700 new fast chargers in the US TESLA TO RECALL by the end of 2025. 135,000 EVS OVER TESLA MAY TAKE TOUCH SCREEN CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR EVS FAILURES Tesla is recalling 135,000 Tesla has indicated customers could Model S and X vehicles built soon buy its EVs using Bitcoin, saying between 2012 and 2018 over it has acquired US$1.5 billion in older touch screen failures, Bitcoins in January. updating them with a new 64-gigabyte chip starting around March 30. Tesla says it expects to start The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered accepting Bitcoin as a payment for its a recall of those models in January, after finding the touch screens on products in the near future, subject some were going blank and limiting access to various features. to applicable laws and initially on a limited basis. Meanwhile, Tesla has launched one of its biggest updates for the Model S Meanwhile, chief executive Elon Musk says he’s planning a book about and Model X and will be producing the Model S Plaid Plus. Tesla and SpaceX.

JEEP TO REVEAL ELECTRIC DAIMLER TO SPLIT WRANGLER BRAND FOR ZERO- Jeep has teased its upcoming all- electric Wrangler to be revealed EMISSIONS FUTURE at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Mercedes-Benz will handle cars Utah from March 28 to April 3. and vans and Daimler Truck will accelerate zero-emission trucks and The battery electric (BEV) buses under a planned separation of Wrangler concept features in Daimler’s industrial businesses. Jeep’s The Road Ahead, a new web page launched during the Jeep’s Super Bowl commercial. Daimler Truck management board chairman Martin Daum says it will pursue battery electric and fuel cell trucks, plus autonomous driving. The final decision has to be made by an extra-ordinary shareholder AUSTRALIAN ‘FUTURE meeting of Daimler in Q3 2021. FUELS’ PAPER SLAMMED “Acutely disappointing” is the Electric ELECTRIC AIR TAXI GETS Vehicle Council’s (EVC) view of the Morrison government’s newly released A LIFT Future Fuels Strategy discussion Skyworks Aeronautics will use paper which rules out EV subsidies but a US$100 million investment encourages Australian businesses to from GEM to progress invest in plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric car fleets. commercialisation of its Australian energy minister Angus Taylor’s aim is to focus on fleets, gyroplane aircraft, including the expected to see low emission vehicles enter the secondhand market at eGyro electric air taxi geared reduced cost, the federal government arguing that subsidies are not value towards urban air mobility (UAM) for money in moves to drive down carbon emissions. and its 6443.7km/h VertiJet VTOL aircraft. But the EVC describes the paper as “yet another flaccid, do-nothing This agreement follows Skyworks Aeronautics recent announcement of document that will prevent Australians getting access to the world’s best its electric aircraft collaboration with Mobius.energy to produce the eGyro electric vehicles” with its chief executive Behyad Jafari pointing to other for intra and inter-city passenger and air cargo transport. moves globally to encourage EV uptake and adding the council will submit feedback on the paper closes on before April 2.

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NZ BAN ON NEW ICE PASSENGER NZ TO HIT 78,000 EVS IN 2025? New Zealand will probably get 33,000 EVs VEHICLE SALES SUGGESTED FROM on the country’s roads by the end of this year and should reach 78,000 by the end 2035 of 2025. A sales ban on new internal combustion The latest forecast from Zero Carbon engine (ICE) passenger vehicles in New Futures managing director and Newcastle Zealand is proposed from at least 2035. University’s Dr Colin Herron in the United So says a newly released study by Concept Kingdom indicates the New Zealand target Consulting and Retyna which adds that of 64,000 EVs by the end of 2021 should, more rapid EV uptake could save Kiwis $15 billion in vehicle, fuel and with the current trajectory, occur in late carbon emission costs by 2050. 2023 or early 2024.

CHINA TESLAS EXPECTED MERCEDES-BENZ EQA DUE HERE HERE MID-YEAR China-made Tesla Model 3 and Y EVs are The compact electric Mercedes-Benz EQA expected in Australia and New Zealand. has been launched globally in a digital world Speculation this could be the case was premiere and is due in New Zealand from reported by EVs and Beyond in September mid-2021 according to Mercedes-Benz New last year, but now Tesla fans say changes in the online configurator for Zealand. both countries confirm Giga Shanghai will make some of the Model 3 range for here. More information about pricing and specification for the EQA 250 will be available closer to that time. AT LOCAL EV SERVICE DITCHED MERCURY BACKS POLICY FAST AT DEVONPORT AT Local, a publicly funded EV rideshare LANE FOR EVS service on Auckland’s North Shore Mercury welcomes the Government’s Devonport peninsula launched in 2018 announcement it will push ahead with by Auckland Transport (AT), has been introducing a clean car import standard dropped by the agency in favour of and its signalled openness to a “feebate” improved bus services in the area. scheme to encourage faster EV uptake. But AT Local may be introduced in parts “It is time to put the foot on the pedal in of South Auckland instead. terms of transitioning our transport sector to more environmentally sustainable modes,” Mercury government and BIKE SHORTAGES CONTINUE regulatory affairs manager Nick Wilson says. BUT MAY EASE E-bike stock shortages are beginning KIWI ELECTRIC MOPED DUE to ease in New Zealand, although demand remains very strong. OUT 2021 However, Australian bike trade media Wellington-based FTN Motion plans to specialist Phil Latz who produces The launch an electric moped later this year. Latz Report predicts things will get worse before they get better as there’s It looks more like a retro motorbike no stock buffer left and the coming northern hemisphere summer will known as a ‘café racer’ and is designed add to the bike boom. for commuters with a 50km/h top speed from its 3kW rear hub motor and battery offering 100km range.

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