Waiheke Wants to Be World's First EV Residential Island
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NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF EVTALK.CO.NZ – VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 4 | DECEMBER 2018 Electric sleigh-ride slowing he electric vehicle surge is showing signs of a slow-down, Taccording to the latest Ministry of Transport EV registration figures. But is this just a temporary or seasonal blip? Electric and hybrid light vehicle registrations reached 11,255 in No- The Electric Island Waiheke initiative launch. vember - only about a 400 increase on the previous month compared with around a 640 spurt between Waiheke wants to September and October. Used light pure electrics were again the leader with 6463 in Novem- ber – 275 up on October’s 6188. be world’s first EV New light pure electric vehicles reached 1949 in November – 46 up on the previous month. Used light plug-in hybrids rose 22 residential island to 870 for November, while new light plug-in hybrids increased by 55 to uckland’s Waiheke Island has em- need to be replaced, advocacy group reach 1862. barked on a plan to become the Electric Island Waiheke says. Heavy EVs only went up by one – Aworld’s first electric vehicle-only Visitors probably won’t be allowed to 111. residential island by 2030. to bring their internal combustion At the present rate the EV total It already has about 86 EVs among a engine (ICE) vehicles over on the car for 2018 is likely to fall short of a permanent population of about 9000, ferry either after 2030 – especially with hoped for 12,000, but it will still summer visitor numbers pushing that passenger and vehicle ferries likely to be be well over the initial end-of-year to 45,000. electric and possibly hydrogen powered 8000 target. Around 7000 conventional cars, by then. The goal is to reach 16,000 EVs buses and trucks on the island would Continued on page 8 by the end of 2019 to be on track for 64,000 EVs on our roads by the end INSIDE of 2021. Norway EV leader’s advice 3 A drop in EV listings month-on- The battery bottleneck 4 month is also seen by Trade Me Audi e-tron review 6 Motors. Hydrogen interest rises 12 3 12 Continued on page 25 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 EVtalk Magazine is published by Auto Media Group Limited., 8/152 Quay Street, P.O. Box 10 50 10, Auckland City, 1030. Ph. 09 309 2444. 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Shaw that this country She believes many T But that doesn’t stop Norwe- risks becoming a dump- people are also wait- gian EV Association secretary general ing ground for polluting ing for EV options, Christina Bu promoting them. vehicles unless tighter like popular SUVs. “I’ve never owned a car,” Bu says dur- restrictions – including “More than 30,000 ing a New Zealand visit to talk with poli- emissions standards – Norwegians have ticians, industry leaders, fleet managers are introduced. paid deposits for and others about what can be learnt Battery electric ve- new BEVs, such as from Norway’s world-leading conver- hicles (BEVs) especially the Audi e-tron and sion to EVs. are favoured in Norway Hyundai Kona SUVs. The 38-year-old has no need to own (about 190,000 BEVs Demand is high for a car – walking for 25 minutes between compared with around Christina Bu longer range EVs like home and work in Oslo, and test driv- 90,000 PHEVs) because the Jaguar I-Pace ing an EV at her job when necessary. A the tax breaks and other incentives and Tesla Model 3.” parking space with a charger is available make it worthwhile people getting Bu says the Nissan Leaf, VW e-Golf, in the garage serving her apartment them, Bu says. BMW i3 and Tesla Model X were the block. “In about six years, with zero emis- top cars sold in Norway this year. EVtalk Magazine is published Bu’s EV interest developed from sions standards applying, only BEVs and “EVs are becoming the new norm in by Auto Media Group Limited., 2007 when she became a political hydrogen fueled vehicles will be sold Norway.” 8/152 Quay Street, P.O. Box 10 50 10, adviser on environmental issues for the and we will have about a million fully New Zealand is close to a tipping Auckland City, 1030. Ph. 09 309 2444. Norwegian Automobile Federation, the electric vehicles on the road.” point on EVs, Bu believes. equivalent of our AA, for seven years. In New Zealand, the cost of getting a She says one of the biggest challeng- EDITOR While there she drove a small Oslo- BEV is much higher than in Norway, and es during the next three or four years Geoff Dobson made EV called a “Think”. Bu believes uptake here will be swifter is in supply meeting demand. “OEMs 021 881 823 | [email protected] That led to Bu joining the Norwegian once price parity with conventional have been too slow in adjusting to this EV Association as secretary general in vehicles is achieved. change, so the next challenge is getting GROUP EDITOR AUTO TRADE TITLES 2014, reaching nearly 70,000 members She says New Zealand is ideal for EV more cars,” says Bu, pointing to delivery Scott Morgan this December. adoption with most power supplied delays of more than six months. 021 240 2402 | [email protected] The organisation now has almost 30 from renewable sources, many home Many EV makers are focusing on people working for it, with Bu in hot owners having their own garages for China, Bu adds, with that country set demand around the world as a speaker EV charging and are ideal tempera- to absorb much of the EV stock during BUSINESS MANAGER and EV advocate. tures for EVs. the next few years. “We will be seeing a Rachel Hadfield Since visiting New Zealand in 2016 “In Oslo, about 70% of people live in catch up in three to four years.” 021 778 745 | [email protected] (she was also at Tauranga Girls College apartment buildings,” Bu says, explain- Bu says EV interest is spreading as an exchange student in 1998), Bu has ing it’s often difficult to provide charg- world-wide, so she expects another PUBLISHER noticed a surge in EV interest as well as ing stations in such situations. busy year in 2019. Vern Whitehead general growth. “The challenge is how to do charging She was in Chile before arriving in 021 831 153 | [email protected] But she believes the government on a large scale, and especially finding a New Zealand, spending five days in needs to introduce incentives like the charger,” she says. Santiago which will have about 200 MANAGING EDITOR “feebate” scheme soon to boost EV Queuing issues can develop around electric buses, runs 60 electric taxis and Richard Edwards uptake and discourage the importation charging stations. has just introduced the first in a series 021 556 655 | [email protected] of polluting vehicles. Bu says her main message to Kiwis of heavy electric trucks. Bu says New Zealand’s EV revolution is to try an EV and work out the annual “Chile wants to take a leading role in GENERAL MANAGER is being driven by consumers and the savings. South America on e-mobility.” Deborah Baxter industry here, rather than the top down She says surveys in Norway show Among the major events she plans to 027 530 5016 | [email protected] approach Norway has taken with gov- 92% of people there are happy having attend is the “Planet Electric” Nordic EV ernment incentives and taxes pushing a BEV with only about 4% wanting to Summit in Oslo during March. Auto Media Group Limited makes every endeavour to ensure information EV uptake there. return to a fossil-fuel vehicle – “prob- The summit’s global perspective contained in this publication is accurate, however we are not liable for any losses or issues resulting from its use. A feebate type scheme was intro- ably because of range”. includes whether Norway can export its Printed by: Alpine Printers. duced in Sweden in July, like France’s But with more EV models and longer EV policies to the rest of the world. bonus-malus system to boost sales of range coming from as early as next That recipe has already been intro- evtalk.co.nz transporttalk.co.nz new fuel-efficient vehicles and increase year, Bu believes many of the present duced here.