On Carbon Emissions, No Contest Between Wind Farms & Gas Power Plants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 12:44:26 +0000

Wind farms are already winning the low carbon race, and new carbon-cutting recycling and manufacturing technologies are also emerging.

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New Zealand EV Market Seeks New Normal — Dips to 4.1%

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:12:47 +0000

Is it too early to tell where the New Zealand electric vehicle market will settle in the medium to long term? I hope so, as the figures from February are slightly worse than those of January 2024. We are still waiting for a recovery from changes in government policy. James … [continued]

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Flying Electric Boat To Haul Commuters At Site Of Epic Environmental Protest

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:45:04 +0000

Candela’s P-12 hydrofoil electric boat is on track to ply Lake Manapōuri, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserved by environmental activists in New Zealand.

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MethaneSAT Will Pinpoint Methane Pollution In Real Time

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:37:56 +0000

The MethaneSAT satellite went into orbit on March 4. It will measure large and small methane emissions worldwide.

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New Zealand EV Market Crash: 5% Penetration in January 2024

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 04:50:02 +0000

January delivered an EV market crash in plug-in electric vehicle sales in New Zealand, to their lowest level in several … [continued]

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New Zealand EV Penetration At 33%, For Now

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 03:49:18 +0000

Electric vehicle numbers in New Zealand are holding strong in recent months, with the segment recording 34% share of the … [continued]

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Politicians & Insects Drive EV Market in New Zealand & Australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:20:11 +0000

The turbulence in New Zealand’s political scene is affecting the automotive sector. It is likely that a right-leaning coalition will … [continued]

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BYD Dolphin Launched in New Zealand

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2023 03:57:05 +0000

The BYD Atto 3 was the top selling BEV in New Zealand in May, getting 223 sales. The BYD Atto 3 is also the top selling BEV in New Zealand over the past three months, with 1,024 sales, followed closely by the Tesla Model Y with 965 sales and the MG ZS EV in third […]

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The BYD Atto 3 & MG ZS EV Take Top Two Positions In New Zealand’s May EV Sales Table

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2023 03:52:14 +0000

BYD Atto 313,354 vehicles were registered in May in New Zealand. Of these, 1,219 were brand new battery electric vehicles (BEVs). That means about 9% of them were fully electric. In total, 1,526 BEVs were registered in May in New Zealand, including used vehicle imports. In New Zealand, used vehicle imports are allowed, and usually on the […]

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New Zealand Electric Vehicle Price War?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 01:44:56 +0000

Electric Vehicle Price WarJames of EVDB writes from New Zealand that calling the current situation in the land of the long white cloud an electric vehicle price war would be an overstatement, but that there is price movement. Newer generation EVs are arriving at lower price points (including the Great Wall Motors ORA Good Cat and the MG […]

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