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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

As more people choose to own Electric Vehicles (EVs) in New Zealand, it’s important for drivers to understand how and where to access reliable, efficient, EV-specific repair and maintenance services. EV specialised repair services in New Zealand? BMW has an iPerformance network in New Zealand as well.

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Fiat 875cc TwinAir named International Engine of the Year 2011

Green Car Congress

Fiat’s 875cc TwinAir engine ( earlier post ) was named the International Engine of the Year 2011. The top award for the two-cylinder turbo was Fiat’s first, and only the second time a sub-1-liter engine took the top prize (the first being Toyota’s 1-liter Yaris VVT-i engine in 1999. Compared with a 1.2-liter

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BYD to unleash 100,000 EVs globally with its new partner, Uber

Baua Electric

The alliance will bring 100,000 new BYD electric vehicles onto Uber’s extensive platform. The Middle East, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand will follow. BYD Atto 3 (left) and Dolphin (right) EVs in Japan (Source: BYD) Not only are BYD’s vehicles affordable, but they also have lower maintenance and repair costs.

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Wrightspeed in $30M deal to provide range-extended electric powertrains to NZ Bus

Green Car Congress

The Wrightspeed Route is a Range-extended Electric Vehicle (REV) replacement powertrain that can be customized to fit a variety of heavy-duty platforms, replacing both the engine and the transmission. The Wrightspeed system can achieve improvements compared to conventional engines of up to: 67% reduction in fuel consumption.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Green Car Congress

High-fidelity ignition models to boost engine thermal efficiency, $720,000 Convergent Science Inc., Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Madison, Wis. Amesbury, Mass. Montgomery Center, Vt. Tempe, Ariz.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country, and the increasing number of EVs available in New Zealand , we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Useful terms: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV).

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The demand for charging piles is getting more and more popular

Setec Powerr

The cross-border index of Alibaba International Station shows that the global popular search index for new energy charging piles has increased year by year since 2017, especially since 2020. , the United States, and New Zealand, indicating that these countries have a very high demand for charging piles.