When Is Geothermal As Bad As Coal?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:30:50 +0000

0.6 million tons of CO2 are escaping through the holes they’ve drilled to create energy, so they are going to try to capture some of it at great expense and pump it back into the same place it’s escaping from. 

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Electric Cars = 23% of New Zealand Auto Market, Tesla = 12%

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:48:08 +0000

New Zealand has gotten the electric car fever, and August showed that more than ever before. Last month, 23% of new auto sales were sales of fully electric cars. (Adding in hybrids would bring the total share of “green(er)” vehicles to 44%.) Interestingly, the electric vehicle market was dominated by two brands. Tesla and BYD […]

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Working to Bring EV Chargers to Apartment Dwellers in New Zealand

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:10:29 +0000

Tim Jones owns a Tesla Model 3, lives in an Auckland apartment, and is the current national president of the Body Corporate Chairs’ Group New Zealand. To say that he understands the frustration on all sides of the debate regarding electric vehicle charging in apartment blocks is an understatement. In 2018, BCCG and Tim participated […]

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Emissions Reduction Plan Adopted in New Zealand

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:00:31 +0000

Free ChargingCourtesy of Sigurd Magnusson, Senior Adviser, New Zealand Environment, Emissions and Adaptation Ministry of Transport | Te Manatū Waka The New Zealand government in May 2022 adopted its first Emissions Reduction Plan. This is a statutory document required under the Climate Change Response Act to help achieve net zero CO2 by 2050 domestically and the […]

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Evnex Electric Vehicle Chargers — Plug & Play 

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:12:52 +0000

From an interview with Rob Speirs, General Manger Sales and Marketing, Evnex New Zealand is having growing pains. With 12% of all new cars currently sold being electric, the pressure is on to provide coordinated and cost-effective charging in medium- to high-density housing. Rob Speirs, General Manger Sales and Marketing of NZ company Evnex, told […]

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New Zealand Grandma Builds Her Own EV To Own Big Oil

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 21:45:42 +0000

An article in The Guardian shows us that you don’t need $50,000 to buy an EV, even in this market. A grandmother in New Zealand found herself mad at oil companies, and one day she decided that she wanted to be done giving them her hard-earned money, so she worked with a friend to build […]

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Free Charging in New Zealand — Is Home Charging Even Needed?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 22:20:47 +0000

Free ChargingConversations with EV drivers in the United Kingdom and New Zealand are pointing to a massive increase in the availability of free charging at level 2 chargers. This leads to the question: As chargers become ubiquitous, do I need a home charger? What about that weekend road trip? “It’s the only way I’ve ever charged. […]

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Charge While You Shop, For Free — In New Zealand

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 15:04:26 +0000

I used to love getting my Woolworths shopping docket — it had a voucher on it for 4 cents off a litre of petrol, 8 cents off if you used a Woolies-branded servo (gas station, for you Americans). Now, it is just a piece of paper, because I drive electric. Can’t wait until Australian supermarkets […]

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