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Tesla tops New Zealand EV cars sales in August

Teslarati

The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y topped the EV sales charts in New Zealand in August. The Motor Industry Association ( MIA ) reported 10,940 new passenger car and SUV registrations in New Zealand in August 2022, up 138.6% Last year, New Zealand’s new passenger cars and SUVs registrations only reached 4,585 units.

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New Zealand Is Becoming The Norway Of The Pacific

CleanTechnica EVs

New Zealand is doing a lot of things right! Government rebates, cash for clunkers programs, and congestion fees?

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Lessons On Climate Disruption & Adaptation From New Zealand

CleanTechnica EVs

This tectonic shift, while it will take decades instead of the seconds of the Christchurch cataclysm, will be more broadly disruptive. We can manage it wisely or foolishly, yet it will still occur.

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[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Drive Electric

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. . New Zealanders want practical policies that actually reduce emissions and reduce their costs, and the policies in place around EVs are starting to do that job.

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Rio Tinto and BlueScope to explore low-carbon steelmaking pathways

Green Car Congress

Rio Tinto and steel producer BlueScope will work together to explore low-carbon steelmaking pathways using Pilbara iron ores, including the use of clean hydrogen to replace coking coal at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks. It will also allow more projects to be added as technologies mature. These targets are supported by around $7.5

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The Holocene Superbike Is An Ultra-Light Road Bike Made Of Recycled Carbon

InsideEVs

New Zealand-based company Velos Advancements showcases its latest innovation, the Holocene Superbike made out of recycled carbon fiber.

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Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia partner to investigate options for locally produced aviation biofuel

Green Car Congress

In a trans-Tasman alliance, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to the market to explore the opportunity to procure locally-produced aviation biofuel.