Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

With the rise of the on-demand economy, there’s been a rapid increase in the use of petrol-powered mopeds for urban deliveries such as take-away meals, and this has contributed to air quality issues in our cities.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

This technology allows electric vehicles to charge their batteries or be powered directly, while being driven, and would allow vehicles with demanding duty cycles to switch from petrol or diesel to being electric. —Steven Pinkerton-Clark, WPD’s Innovation & Low Carbon Network Engineer. Credit: Carlos Jones, ORNL/US Dept.

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Drive Electric NZ

JULY 7, 2022

Unlike petrol cars where filling up requires a trip to the petrol station, you can recharge at home or anywhere with access to electricity. Most major petrol companies have also installed EV chargers at many of their sites. EV charging vs. petrol costs. Short-range EV trips. EV MYTH THREE: Electric vehicles cost too much.

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Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

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 electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs). THE BOTTOM LINE.

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Driivz

APRIL 11, 2021

Almost every intersection has one or two gas/petrol stations, so drivers generally make their choice on price – unless they have a strong relationship with a specific vendor due to their membership in the loyalty club/credit card holder. Unlike pricing per liter or gallon of gasoline/petrol, pricing for EV charging is more complex.

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EV Connect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Evolution of EV Plug Types Travel around the world and you’ll soon realize that each continent (sometimes each country) seems to have its own plug to connect devices to the power grid. If you want to use your devices abroad, you’ll typically need an adapter or even a transformer to draw power.

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Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

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 electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs).

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