JULY 2021 P.07 P. 16 P. 17 E-MOBILITY FUNDING 100,000KM NIRO EV EV PRICE GUIDE BLUFF TO BOMBAY IN A ZOE INSIDE POINTERS P. 11 Drive your business forward with 1 EVSCall AND Steve BEYOND Owens JULY 2021 now| WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ on 021 947 752 SWITCHING TO By Geoff Dobson, E-MOBILITY Editor t just gets better for the switch to EVs and Some say an e-bike will replace one car, and e-mobility generally. several Auckland apartment developers are IShortly after the Government announced catering for e-bikes without vehicle ownership its Clean Car Discount (the rebate part of the (ie, no car parks), with a growing number of “feebate” package that rewards low to zero housing projects also taking up e-mobility sharing emission vehicles), it also said the light EV road (including EV and e-bike access). user charge (RUC) exemption would be extended EV subscription, EV carshare and other forms of to March 31, 2024. electric transport will also play a part. EV dealers welcome both (their comments feature Heavy EVs and charging infrastructure got a later in this issue), but the question remains boost in the last round of the Government’s whether enough secondhand EVs will be available Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund – the to meet the increased demand. successful 22 applicants are featured in this Prices have certainly gone up for secondhand issue. EVs with quality Nissan Leaf 24kWh and 30kWh One of them is Carr & Haslam, a transport firm proving harder to get. which began in the horse and cart era and is But prices on new EVs are generally coming now moving to electric trucks. It’s getting a down. Tesla dropped the price of its Model 3 Fuso eCanter to trial in vehicle recovery from range in New Zealand and Australia this month, breakdowns and enforcement in Auckland’s probably as a result of improved efficiencies at the proposed Zero Emissions Area in the Queen Shanghai factory where most of them are built Street valley to reduce emissions and improve now. air quality in the densest part of the city centre. Other EV manufacturers are noticing us and the Electric buses on Auckland’s CityLink route Government’s supportive moves, so you can bet already use this area. more new battery electric vehicles (BEV) will be More announcements around New Zealand’s offered that largely qualify for the $8625 rebate. emission reductions, e-mobility and possible Even those above the threshold have seen a further incentives to aid all that are expected, surge in EV enquiries. especially with an EV sector leadership group Fleet uptake of new EVs is seen as vital to helping proposed by transport minister Michael Wood to meet demand in the secondhand EV market, help develop policies. although it could be some years before those I can’t wait to see what’s next! become available. Meanwhile, there’s a push to get electric bike subsidy assistance from the Government too. E-bike retailers and advocates featured in this issue suggest it’s a way of reducing vehicle numbers on our roads rather than just swapping internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles for EVs. EDITORGeoff Dobson 2 EVS AND BEYOND JULY 2021 | WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ EV RUC EXEMPTION EXTENDED TO 2024 he light electric vehicle road user customers on the showroom floor. charge (RUC) exemption has been EV trader Hayden Johnston of GVI Electric MICHAEL WOOD Textended to March 31, 2024. welcomes the move, noting RUC is a The news from transport minister Michael concern that is hard to explain to buyers Wood comes before the exemption for EVs when they’re looking at EVs. was due to end on December 31 this year. “It makes sense to extend this while we are It’s estimated to save an EV owner about trying to increase EV uptake.” $800 annually compared with a diesel ChargeNet founder Steve West notes the vehicle. move adds to the accessibility of EVs. Heavy EVs already have a RUC exemption “The road user charges exemption offers until December 31, 2025. significant annual savings for EV drivers. The RUC exemption for light EVs forms Combined with the Clean Car Standard and STEVE WEST part of the Government’s Clean Car Clean Car Discount, this incentive helps Package, Wood adds. make EVs more accessible to the average “Our government is continuing to take Kiwi," West says. action to tackle transport emissions to “Our EV charging network has already seen meet our 2050 carbon neutral target – an increase in demand, with July 2 the part of this is helping Kiwis into cleaner busiest day since ChargeNet launched in cars. 2015.” “New Zealanders can save about $800 ChargeNet officially opens its Taupo per year with this exemption, giving them 300kW hyperchargers at 64 Roberts Street another reason to make the switch to an on July 24, 1pm, hosting a community MARK GILBERT electric vehicle. event for EV drivers and encouraging “Given charging your electric vehicle at people considering an EV to talk to them. home off-peak is like buying petrol at The project was finalised in March 2021 around 40c/litre, there are huge savings to with the support of the Energy Efficiency be made,” Wood says. and Conservation Authority (EECA) and “The Clean Car Discount is also helping round seven of the Low Emission Vehicles with the upfront cost of getting an electric Contestable Fund (LEVCF). It’s ChargeNet’s vehicle, with Kiwis getting up to $8625 second hyper-rapid site after Bombay. back in the hand. Specific EV models can charge at the “While the Clean Car Discount is providing 300kW hyper-rapid chargers six times DAVID CRAWFOD support to those purchasing zero emission faster than on ChargeNet’s standard 50kW cars now, the exemption continues to charging stations, enabling the newest provide support for those who bought one generation of EVs to add up to 400km of before the discount was announced.” charge in 15 minutes. Motor Industry Association chief executive Charging is provided for four CCS vehicles David Crawford says members are at up to 300kW and two Chademo vehicles “surprised but pleased” with the decision. at up to 62kW, allowing simultaneous charging for up to six EVs. He says though the rebate remains the “A reliable electric vehicle charging biggest part of the Government’s EV DAVID VINSEN incentive package, the RUC exemption network is essential for large-scale plays a role. adoption. By providing charging for multiple vehicles at once, drivers can He suggests it can’t last forever and will, travel longer distances between cities term extension,” he says. over time, become more contentious. without worrying about queuing,” says “However, as EVs inevitably become a VIA chief executive David Vinsen says the ChargeNet founder and chief executive larger share of our national fleet, we will extension is not unexpected. Steve West. need to consider how we fund future roads “It’s something that if they’re serious about ChargeNet also features in this issue in the and maintenance. EVs they should have done ages ago.” successful round 10 LEVCF applications. “Therefore, we support the extension Vinsen suggests the Government should Drive Electric chair Mark Gilbert says the being temporary, and it can be reassessed be providing further incentives, such as EV RUC extension is a smart call. as necessary." T2 lane access, that are easy to explain to "Drive Electric has advocated for a short- WWW.EVSANDBEYOND.CO.NZ | EVS AND BEYOND JULY 2021 3 PEUGEOT CELEBRATING 'NEW STATUS' AS EVS LAUNCH eugeot’s local distributor Auto call low emissions vehicles, so battery 800km range potential, and five electrified Distributors says it now has a ‘new electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicle ‘Giga’ factories under development. Pstatus’ within the brand’s structure vehicles. All model lines will have an electrified with the announcement of emissions option by 2025. The hope is that with sufficient supply, and standards and rebates for New Zealand. they expect the cars to make up around E208 AND E2008 ARRIVE That was confirmed at a local deep-dive 55% of volume by 2026, they can maintain The first full EVs for the brand here are the for the launch of the first full battery- a position of having the lowest emissions e208 and e2008 siblings, a small hatchback electric vehicles here for the French of any brand in the market. and SUV respectively. brand, the e2008 and e2008. “With our volume and business, we want Both share the same drivetrain, a 50kW Chief executive Chris Brown says Peugeot- our CO2 emissions to go low, under 99 battery with 11kW AC and 100kW DC parent company Stellantis wants to avoid grams per unit by 2022,” commercial capability. Both have power outputs of paying any penalties in countries with manager Arek Zywot says. 100kW and range starting from 320km. emissions standards, so having such a Maintain? The target is not to hit 99 grams scheme ramps New Zealand up the supply The e208 is priced at $59,990, while the by 2026, but by 2022, taking the brand from queue. e2008 is $69,990, and both are eligible for number four lowest emissions last year to the full Clean Car Discount rebate. “Our status changed with the factory when the number one position. the Clean Car Standard came through,” In partnership with Heartland, the brand “All of this is possible as long as supply Brown says. “Stellantis say they do not has launched an iOWN finance scheme, meets demand,” Brown says. want to pay any penalties.” payments starting at $165 with no deposit A range of electrified hardware is on the for the e208 and $199 for the e2008.