Drive Electric
JANUARY 23, 2024
24 January 2024 It was confirmed in mid January: Road user charges (RUC) will apply to electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Aotearoa New Zealand from 1 April 2024. Will the RUC slow EV uptake in Aotearoa New Zealand? Aotearoa New Zealand spends $8‒$9 billion a year on imported petrol and diesel.
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. The country aims to shift to an emissions-free fleet.
Drive Electric
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Press release 13 December 2023 New research shows the new Government’s policy to remove the Clean Car Discount (CCD) and weaken the Clean Car Standard could mean between 100,000 and 350,000 fewer electric cars on New Zealand roads by 2030, and increasing emissions by between 900 and 3,000 kilotonnes.
Drive Electric
MAY 1, 2023
Mark Gilbert, Chair of Drive Electric says, “The Clean Car Discount has turned New Zealand from a laggard to a leader when it comes to EV adoption. Research has shown that the clean car discount is popular with New Zealanders, so let’s keep it going until we get close to price parity between EVs and petrol cars.
EV Central
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and a battery pack. We will be going after a volume that ensures we get a return on investment,” said Andrew Birkic, president and CEO of Ford Australia and New Zealand. Ford is in the final stages of developing the PHEV system, which will pair a 2.3-litre
Green Cars News
AUGUST 20, 2010
Motorists in New Zealand are increasingly turning to the power of diesel to reduce CO2 emissions and boost fuel efficiency, the country's Motor Trade Association (MTA) reveals. Tags: Latest news alternative fuel diesel engine fuel economy MTA petrol.
Green Cars News
APRIL 20, 2011
A fuel supplier in New Zealand has launched a new 85 per cent bioethanol fuel- the first high blend ethanol content fuel available publicly through the country’s petrol stations. Gull New Zealand has launched the new Gull Force Pro fuel as a high-octane, low emission alternative to conventional petrol.
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