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Nissan Turns Over an All-New Leaf NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 11 | JULY 2017 First Tesla Model 3 gifted to Elon Musk he first Tesla Model 3 elec- tric vehicle in production has Tbeen gifted as a 46th birthday The New Nissan Leaf will be released on September 5 present to Tesla chief executive of- ficer Elon Musk. Tesla board member Ira Ehren- preis was the first to put down his Nissan turns over deposit for the first production vehicle but gave the rights to Musk whose birthday was on June 28. Musk posted photos of the black an all-new Leaf car on Twitter early this month. The colour is one of the few things customers can choose for he 2018 Nissan Leaf will be un- with Japan.” their new Model 3. Other options veiled on September 5 but don’t The new Leaf could be in New are being limited to make produc- Texpect it Zealand about three months after the tion easier, some media report. here until some launch, says Henry Schmidt of Autolink Musk didn’t give much detail months later. Cars in Grey Lynn, Auckland. about the first production release. The Japa- A specialist in the growing EV trade, The first 30 American customers nese au- Schmidt expects some imported used are expected to receive their cars tomaker has 2018 Leafs might be available around at a party in the US on July 28, with confirmed December or early next year. production forecast to reach 10,000 the overseas Nichibo Japan Trading marketing in August, 15,000 in September, release of the manager Steve Vermeulen says once continuing to climb to a monthly updated Leaf, some volume of the new cars is available build rate of 20,000 by December. although just to draw on, the company will assess the Kiwi Model 3 reservation holders when it will be car’s suitability for the market here. could be waiting for delivery until in New Zea- “We have to ensure it is compatible 2019, Electrek reports. It says almost land hasn’t yet John Manley with our legislation.” all of the 2017 Model 3s are expect- been decided. He declined to speculate on the timing. ed to go to California. “We’d love to see it here,” Nissan The all-electric vehicle features the The first models are expected New Zealand managing director John biggest update since its launch in 2010. to have a starting price around Manley says. Nissan has been teasing the vehicles US$35,000 (about NZ$48,000), the “But that’s an overseas release with a few images leading up to the of- same starting price as a BMW 320i and we’ve yet to have a conversation Continued on page 14 in that market. EVTalk understands the New Zealand pricing will also INSIDE target the same level as the Ger- No power? Who to call 3 man car, placing it in the mid to EV infrastructure challenges 6 high $60,000 range. Options will Will an EV make the beach and back? 8 quickly raise this price. Get on yer e-bike 15 3 15 The Tesla Model 3 entered pro- Continued on page 14 NEWSTALK EVtalk acknowledges the support of our foundation sponsors: EVtalk Magazine is published by Auto Media Group 8/152 Quay Street, Limited. P.O. Box 10 50 10, Auckland City, 1030. Ph. 09 309 2444. EDITOR Geoff Dobson [email protected] GROUP EDITOR AUTO TRADE TITLES Scott Morgan 021 240 2402 [email protected] BUSINESS MANAGER Rachel Hadfield 021 778 745 [email protected] Vehicle Inspection NZ PUBLISHER Vern Whitehead 021 831 153 [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR Richard Edwards 021 556 655 [email protected] OPERATIONS MANAGER Deborah Baxter 027 530 5016 [email protected] Auto Media Group Limited makes every endeavour to ensure information contained in this publication is accurate, however we are not liable for any losses or issues resulting from its use. Printed by: Alpine Printers. evtalk.co.nz autotalk.co.nz autotalk.com.au dieseltalk.co.nz dieseltalk.com.au carandsuv.co.nz CAR & SUV identicar.co.nz 2 | EVTALK JULY 2017 | www.evtalk.co.nz NEWSTALK Your EV runs out of power on the road – who you gonna call? ill the AA rescue you if your “This does happen but people with in vehicles with stop-start technology,” electric car runs flat? EVs are likely to be hyper-aware of their Baldwin says. W Yes is the short answer. range and plan their trips accordingly.” “Any problems with those and, in most Any New Zealand What about the AA carrying a areas, we can sort you out even with Automobile Asso- charging device? more modern vehicles that require bat- ciation (AA) member Portable devices could be teries to be ‘registered’ to the vehicle.” with an electric ve- carried by the AA to provide Another AA service that might not hicle (EV) that runs some relatively rapid charge, be relevant to EV owners is its Smart- out of charge on the Baldwin says. fuel discount at the fuel pump. road can be assured “The AA is monitoring the But all other member benefits apply, of help. market and will consider op- including those not directly related to A standard member tions if the need arises.” motoring, Baldwin says. would be attended Technology is developing “How we look after members with by AA Roadservice rapidly so the AA is looking EVs is definitely on the radar. As they and the EV towed to Liam Baldwin forward to seeing what options become more prevalent on our roads the nearest charging become available that could we’ll be looking at what the best op- point, assuming the distance isn’t too work well for EV-owning members, tions are to assist them.” great, spokesman Liam Baldwin says. he says. Baldwin says it’s early days in terms AA Plus members can request a tow The AA does have a mobile service of EV penetration in the New Zealand virtually anywhere, regardless of the where a battery can be replaced on the fleet and no major issues specific to distance to home or location of choice. spot but it wouldn’t apply to EVs. EVs have really presented themselves. “Running out of charge on the road “The AA battery services relates to the “Obviously this could change so we’ll is the same as running out of fuel,” batteries required to start internal com- continue to stay plugged in to that sec- Baldwin says. bustion engines and also the batteries tor’s growth.” Win an electric scooter with EVTalk ave you ever imagined your- paid subscription earns you five entries. self zipping around on an The scooter has been kindly supplied Helectric scooter? by the team at Scoozzi, who are the New Then head along to EVTalk’s stand Zealand distributor for Inokim and can be at the evworld event, Vodafone Events found at http://scoozzi.nz/wordpress/ Centre in Manukau from September The scooter weighs 16 kg, has a top 8-9 and go in the draw to win one! speed of 28kmh and range of 35km. All you have to do is subscribe to It also features a built-in Bluetooth EVTalk and you could go in the draw to speaker so you enjoy your music without win the Inokim Quick 3 Hero scooter with headphones and a built-in microphone a Livall LED helmet, worth $2200 all up. so you make and receive calls on the go. One free online subscription to Go to www.conferenz.co.nz/events/ EVtalk equals one entry, while an annual evworld-nz for more information on the event. EVTALK JULY 2017 | www.evtalk.co.nz | 3 NEWSTALK Trade day a must for EV curious businesses usiness leaders will get the structure but those will get better with Zealand businesses toward a sustain- chance to evaluate the benefits time, he says. able transport future,” Duncan says. Bof electric vehicles at evworld’s “Getting staff buy-in is slowly im- “These case studies complement trade day. proving. We are about to deploy a unit our EV Champions Awards which The event promotes the benefits into Hamilton which we believe will highlight the work being done of electric vehicles and is being run work really well.” to support the uptake of EVs in by Conferenz at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau from September 8-9. Civic Contractors director Bjorn Revfeim says it will be a great networking and informa- tion-gathering opportunity. “I am attending to hear how other commercial operators are getting on with transition to EVs and lessons learned. “I am really keen to learn from others’ experiences.” His company’s fleet includes one hybrid truck and six electric vans which are involved in eve- rything from graffiti removal to streetscape maintenance. The company sees great value in using EVs, Revfeim says. “They are better for the envi- ronment, which is one of Civic’s key Other companies involved in the ev- New Zealand”. values. We have also, through limited world trade day include Foodstuffs and Admission to the trade day experience, found them to be better for Waste Management. expo on September 8 is free, with a reliability and on-going maintenance. Conferenz sponsorship manager charge in place for the industry con- “We see EVs as a beneficial service of- Dominic Duncan says a diverse range ference. There is also a free public fering to our customers and the public.” of EV success stories will be told at the day on September 9.
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