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Ford Lands Focus Electric for 'Evaluation' NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF EVTALK.CO.NZ – VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 11 | JULY 2018 ‘Tesla time’ Ford lands Focus at first New Electric for Zealand store and service ‘evaluation’ centre esla officially opened its ord New Zealand has landed a Ford assisting customers on electrical infra- first New Zealand store and Focus Electric in the country for structure roll out. Tservice centre in Auckland on Fevaluation, with the car hitting the Corys supplies electricians with June 28 - coincidentally the same road with one of its major fleet clients. components used in both home and day as company chief executive The hatchback will spend a year with commercial installations, he explains. Elon Musk’s 47th birthday. Corys Electrical, who will operate the “All the infrastructure materials - so More than 250 Tesla owners, vehicle alongside its traditional fleet. VIPs and guests partied that night The Focus features a 33.5kWh battery at the 501 Karangahape Road giving it a potential range of around venue, which opened to the public 200 kilometres. The electric motor the next day. produces 107kW and the car can be DC Musk couldn’t attend, still grap- fast charged or topped up through the pling at that stage with Model 3 onboard 6.5kW AC charger. It appears production in California, but he otherwise unchanged from a conven- has said he’s keen to come to New tional model - though part of the bat- Zealand. tery is situated in a large box in the boot. Tesla owners like Sean Dick, The Focus Electric is not a new trustee and treasurer for The Better model - going on sale in the United whether you need cable, protection, NZ Trust, are impressed with the States in 2011 and Europe in 2012. This safety devices or circuit breakers, charg- new facilities. “It’s a great working version is set for replacement with a ers, fixed or mobile chargers - every- space and they’ve done a good job new generation Focus now in produc- thing you need to safely and affordably of finding something to allow them tion. charge an electric vehicle, regardless of to grow into the future,” he says. Corys Electrical sustainability adviser the brand, regardless of the manufac- Dick believes mainly visitors Marcel Roquette says while the car is turer of the car and regardless of your to Auckland will use the centre’s being evaluated, it will also be part of usage, we have a solution for you.” charging facilities, as most other the firm’s wider work in educating and Continued on page 5 Tesla owners tend to charge at home. INSIDE He owns a Model S which has EVworld NZ preview 3 done about 76,000km in just over Au revoir from French e-campers 6 two-and-a-half years, including Electric buses for Wellington 11 several Leading the Charge tours of EV podcasts popular 17 3 6 Continued on page 5 Drive your business forward with Call Steve Owens now on 021 947 752 FOUNDATION SPONSORSNEWSTALK EVTalk acknowledges the support of our foundation sponsors: Vehicle Inspection NZ Auto Media Group Limited makes BUSINESS MANAGER every endeavour to ensure information Rachel Hadfield contained in this publication is accurate, 021 778 745 however EVtalk Magazine is published we are not liable for any losses by Auto Media Group [email protected] or issues resulting from its use. 8/152 Quay Street, Limited. P.O. Box 10 50 10, Printed by: Alpine Printers. Auckland City, 1030. PUBLISHER Ph. 09 309 2444. Vern Whitehead 021 831 153 [email protected] evtalk.co.nz EDITOR Geoff Dobson evtalk.com.au MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] autotalk.co.nz Richard Edwards 021 881 823 021 556 655 autotalk.com.au [email protected] transporttalk.co.nz GROUP EDITOR transporttalk.com.au AUTO TRADE TITLES GENERAL MANAGER Scott Morgan Deborah Baxter wheeltalk.co.nz 021 240 2402 027 530 5016 identicar.co.nz [email protected] [email protected] 2 | EVTALK JULY 2018 | www.evtalk.co.nz NEWSTALK EVworld NZ set to buzz ndustry forums are a new include “Evie” - Mercury’s addition to the EVworld 1957 Ford Fairlane con- INZ conference and expo verted to electric, an electric in Auckland. boat, an expected 100 trade The Conferenz organised stands, EV rides and drives event is expected to attract and e-bike rides, plus much thousands of people to the more. ASB Showgrounds in Auck- We asked guest speakers land from August 9-11. their thoughts before the The first two days are August 9 forums. ”Evie” the electric Ford trade days, followed by a AA business vehicle Fairlane will be there. free public day on August solutions senior accounts 11. manager Mark Lloyd Four industry chairs the Fleet De- He’s been driving He’s discussing forums are running velopment Forum. a Gen 1 Nissan Leaf the ‘real world today’ on August 9, cover- He’s had a wide since December whole-of-life cost ing network and involvement in both 2015. for a plug in or hybrid infrastructure, the the energy and Bold’s Leaf dou- compared to an en- motor industry, local automotive sectors bled the number vironmentally friendly government, and EV and says the forum’s of EVs driven by Geoff Bold petrol vehicle and fleet development. Mark Lloyd focus is to explore employees at Fisher reviewing the actual The industry conference the challenges of building a & Paykel Healthcare, where incremental costs incurred in on August 10 features talks business case for EV fleets. he’s a senior clinical research choosing an EV. such as lessons from the It will look to provide scientist. “Understandably, the global evolution, the role an understanding to how Seven months later, two residual value (RV) posi- of EVs in a zero-carbon and why some fleets have more Leafs arrived, and Bold tion taken by most leasing future, what can be learnt already moved into incorpo- got a business case for four companies is extremely risk from countries like Norway, rating EVs and hybrids and slow charging stations ap- averse, so although EVs are wireless and V2G develop- studies some of the proved, installed in considerably cheaper to run ments, the public transport impediments. December 2016 and and maintain, the leasing evolution and Trans-Tasman The forum includes helping remove a costs can be a barrier to EV collaboration (“Is Australia a presentation by perceived barrier for mainstream commercial ap- holding us back?”). Meridian Energy’s pro- employees contem- plications,” Kelly says. Kellen Schefter from the curement and prop- plating driving an EV. “The fact is RVs are a point Edison Energy Institute in erty manager Nick Company em- of contention whether you Washington will pro- Robilliard, Nick Robilliard ployees now have are talking about an EV or vide the international who contributed to 28 privately owned EVs. fuel type vehicle. The differ- keynote address at Drive Electric’s re- Bold and a small team also ence is that the data model- the conference, giv- cent white paper on ran four EV drive and display ling for fuelled vehicles has ing insight into the Building an Electric days. been around a lot longer and global EV ecosystem Fleet. Plans are progressing, can be statistically validated. and the role New The potential of with co-funding from the “We have yet to under- Zealand can play in Kellen Schefter EV leasing and car Government’s low emission stand the affect that leading the EVolution. sharing will also be vehicles contestable edge technology Anyone who registers covered, Christchurch City fund to install 50 more has in this area, the for EVworld NZ goes in the Council’s first fully elec- charging stations at inevitable draw draw to win a month’s use tric car sharing service an F&P Healthcare and and demand on of a Hyundai Kona Electric example. local district health supporting infra- – which Hyundai Motors NZ The afternoon’s forum boards over the next structure, the actual plans to officially launch at includes the chance for year to encourage maintenance costs the show, with a Maverick audience engagement and more people to drive associated to these e-bike as second prize. participation with panel and electric. Dennis Kelly types of vehicles Champions in the EV table discussions. Another on the panel is long-term and the impact in- industry will be recognised at Included in the panel FleetPartners New Zealand troducing road user charges an awards night on August 9. is Geoff Bold, an early EV managing director Dennis may have on EVs in the A wide variety of displays adopter. Kelly. Continued on page 16 EVTALK JULY 2018 | www.evtalk.co.nz | 3 Greg Macready, left, Mark NEWSTALK Jackson and Jim Jackson. Charging ahead with electric vehicles drive is on through- EVworld NZ stand at the ASB electrical equipment through company’s DNA. out New Zealand and Showgrounds in August. precision CNC machining That’s evident in the many A the Pacific to supply A display will also feature and tooling to composite things it does. electric vehicle charging at the EVworld South event structures and the develop- Its origins lie in electri- products. in Christchurch in November, ment of bespoke polymers. cal equipment with a safety The move comes from and the company will have It has about 80 staff at emphasis, such as its famous Auckland-based Jackson a presence at the ECANZ sites in Auckland’s Onehun- Lifeguard power distribution Industries, in collaboration Master Electricians Confer- ga and in Christchurch and systems, leading to specialist with its long-time partner ence, also in Christchurch on Australia.
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