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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. “Moving to electric vehicles as quickly as possible is the right move for the environment and the economy. There’s much more to be done.

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Daimler Financial Services makes strategic investment in Soul Machines; artificial and emotional intelligence

Green Car Congress

Daimler Financial Services, the financial and mobility services arem of Daimler AG, has made a strategic investment in Soul Machines—a New Zealand company re-imagining how humans connect with machines—further to develop the combined use of artificial and emotional intelligence.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. Executive Summary. Principles .

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand ( IGCC ). United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative ( UNEP FI ) is a global partnership between the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the global financial sector.

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The Kiwi business journey to Carbon Zero

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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. A NZ finance institution approached Fleetpartners to create a carbon strategy to reduce their fleet’s carbon footprint. Business example. Some things to consider.

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Drive Electric

PART A: INTRODUCTION About us Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand as part of the effort to decarbonise transport. The case for an EV Charging Strategy New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand, a key part of decarbonising transport. . New Zealanders need to understand that the future of transport will look different than it does today. million passenger vehicles in New Zealand.