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[PRESS RELEASE] Drive Electric welcomes BNZ as a Premium member

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Bank of New Zealand ( BNZ ) has partnered with Drive Electric , a non-profit organisation that advocates for electric vehicle uptake across New Zealand. Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance , the Sustainable Business Council , the Climate Leaders Coalition , ChargeNet , Ecotricity and now Drive Electric.

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

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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. While we’ve made some great progress increasing new EV sales, at the end of 2022, there were still only 65,000 registered EVs. This is because EVs are a relatively new technology.

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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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Drive Electric Submission: Reviewing the Road User Charges System

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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. We have framed this response around our mission, which is to accelerate the uptake of e-mobility in New Zealand. EV Light vehicles and RUC.

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LanzaTech Pulls in $18M in Series B Funding; Qiming Ventures Leads

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New Zealand-based waste gas and syngas to fuels company LanzaTech ( earlier post ) has attracted US$18 million in Series B financing from investors led by China-focused venture capital firm Qiming Ventures. The significance of its technology means that fuel can be produced with no impact on food supply or land use.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

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www.geinterestplus.com Finance Discover free information about finance. discovertheinformation.com/finance Retired At 32 - Personal Finance How I Actually Did It. Want a New Car or Home? News Shopping Sports Tech Travel TV » All Y! Finance partner page. Markets close in 5 hours and 43 minutes.

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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. Will you need to upgrade your power supply?

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