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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

2 Smart charging will help make the most of New Zealand’s existing electricity infrastructure and avoid unnecessary capital investment, by helping manage peak demand. It is critical that measures are taken to support widespread adoption of ‘smart chargers’ in parallel with the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs).

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

Drive Electric

Accordingly, the Government should move quickly to ensure that this strategy is made a core priority in transport/energy and is resourced to deliver. We note however that establishing a new institutional model, as set out in Annex 2, within government is time-consuming and resource intensive.

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