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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I One was affordability.

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Eventually they will reach price parity for purchase (with ICE equivalents). With accelerating rates of electrification, modelling from Transpower in 2020 anticipated electricity demand will increase by 20% by 2030 and 68% by 2050.6 EV smart charging could save the New Zealand economy close to $3 billion by 2035.7

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