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Electric Trucks Take the Load on the Road in New Zealand

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Reliance Transport, with the help of the Low Emission Transport Fund administered by Australia’s Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA), has commissioned two battery-powered Scania electric trucks to take the road in New Zealand.

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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

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Ports of Auckland (New Zealand) has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards to buy the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug. The new tug, a Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 to be delivered in 2021, will have a 70-tonne bollard pull, the same as the port’s strongest diesel tug Hauraki , also built by Damen.

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Rocket Lab aces first Electron rocket launch from US soil

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It’s also the only orbital-class rocket in the world that uses engines with battery-powered pumps. Rocket Lab also debuted a second New Zealand launch pad in 2022. Both missions were ultimately launched at Rocket Lab’s primary launch site in New Zealand.

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Electric cars and accessibility: What drivers with disabilities need to know

Drive Electric

With almost 50,000 plug-in vehicles registered in New Zealand as of August 2021, it’s clear that our nation is committed to a large-scale transition to electric transport. In the New Zealand context, there is a lot of work to be done in this space. Learn more about the cost of an EV in New Zealand here.

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What is the difference between BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs?

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As EVs are becoming more popular on New Zealand roads, it’s worth learning which types of EVs are available and a bit more about the technology that powers them. . WHAT IS A BEV (BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE)? Fully electric vehicles run on rechargeable batteries, which power an electric motor.

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The non-car EVs hitting our roads, air and ocean this year

Drive Electric

Electric cars are more popular in New Zealand than ever! From the ocean to the skies, here are the other EVs you might spot around New Zealand in 2023. This innovative new ferry will be entirely constructed in New Zealand by Q-West. Electric planes are also in development in New Zealand.

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The Kiwi business journey to Carbon Zero

Drive Electric

Businesses big and small will play a vital role in reducing New Zealand’s carbon emissions through the transition to more sustainable transport. This advantage in emissions reduction will only improve as New Zealand meets its policy targets for the reduction of the carbon intensity of electricity production.

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