All-Electric Climate New Zealand News 
Teslarati
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Eviation, a leader in electric planes, has announced that Air New Zealand has signed a letter of intent to purchase the company’s Alise electric aircraft. Eviation has seen a boom in orders over the past year, mainly after the company’s successful test flight of their electric aircraft, the Eviation Alise.
Electric Vehicles India
JUNE 15, 2021
New Zealand unveils $8,600 subsidy for electric vehicles. The New Zealand government has introduced subsidies to make electric vehicles cheaper as the new petrol and diesel cars more expensive. New Zealand subsidy for electric vehicles. It will be implemented from the next month.
Teslarati
JUNE 16, 2021
Rivian has sent the R1T pickup, the R1S SUV, and its electric delivery van to New Zealand. The reasons are unknown, but it seems that the vehicles could have been sent there for cold-weather testing as the climate in North America heats up for the Summer months.
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Tesla engineers recently traveled to New Zealand and other cold climates to test the vehicles for winter conditions. ” The EV maker then said that its engineers “travel to the ends of the earth–New Zealand, Alaska and beyond,” to test the vehicles in winter conditions throughout the year.
Drive Electric
APRIL 5, 2023
Since the Clean Car Discount was introduced, EV and hybrids have grown to over a third of new registrations, already saving the country over $100m a year in fuel. “Moving to electric vehicles as quickly as possible is the right move for the environment and the economy. .
Drive Electric
AUGUST 28, 2022
DRIVE ELECTRIC WELCOMES BNZ AS A PREMIUM MEMBER. Bank of New Zealand ( BNZ ) has partnered with Drive Electric , a non-profit organisation that advocates for electric vehicle uptake across New Zealand. A goal to transition their entire car fleet to plug-in vehicles or 100% electric by the end of 2023.
Drive Electric
MAY 17, 2023
Press release 18th May 2023 Drive Electric welcomes the announcement in the Budget today that $120m will be invested to enable the roll-out of public charging infrastructure in New Zealand in partnership with the private sector. The adoption of EVs in New Zealand has accelerated in the past two years.
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