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MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF EVTALK.CO.NZ – VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 6 | FEBRUARY 2019 NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION INSIDE Call Steve Owens now on 021 947 752 Drive your business forward with Who gets what in EV funding 3&4 Electrifying Rarotonga 5 An EV experience 10&11 Kiwis at Nordic EV Summit 22 5 10 EVs exceed 12,000 M ore than 12,000 electric vehicle registrations have been recorded in Minis- try of Transport monthly figures released on February 4. At this rate it looks as if the 16,000 EV goal for 2019 will be reeled in well before the end of this year, with the aim of achieving 64,000 EVs on New Zealand roads by the end of 2021. The latest statistics show 12,197 EVs registered by the end of Janu- ary, most of them (7070) in the used light pure electric category which is 288 up on December figures. New light pure electric vehicles reached 2070 in January – 65 more than the 2005 recorded in December. Nearly 2000 new light plug-in hybrids (1988) were recorded – 50 more than the 1938 registered by the end of December. Used light plug-in hybrids now total 939, which is 43 more than December’s 896. Heavy EVs increased by three, reaching 130 in January compared Continued on page 25 New EVs are making inroads EV incentives on the way A range of incentives encouraging electric vehicle uptake is expect- ed soon from the New Zealand Government. While there’s little doubt about that, just what form those incentives will take remains unknown. Associate transport minister Julie Anne Genter has recently said Cabinet will consider new incentives early this year, while climate change minister James Shaw has been suggesting since last September that “decent” EV incen- tives are on the way. Shaw says the Government’s aim is to have a package that incentivises middle-class people to make the switch to EVs but also ensures low income families aren’t left behind. Genter recognises extra measures are needed for Kiwis to have access to affordable low emission vehicles. Speculation includes a possible “feebate” scheme where EVs attract financial incentives such as rebates while importing new and used high emissions vehicles face fees. The scheme was recommended by the Productivity Commission last year in a report on the drive towards a low emissions economy. It suggested the Government con- tinue to provide funding for some EV infrastructure projects, fill gaps in the charging network where commercially unviable for the private sector; raise awareness and promote uptake of low- emissions vehicles through leadership in procurement; and require imported new and used fossil-fuel vehicles to meet fleet-wide emissions standards. The commission has also warned that New Zealand risks becoming a dumping ground for polluting vehicles Mark Gilbert Continued on page 12

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MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF EVTALKCONZ ndash VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 6 | FEBRUARY 2019

NZrsquoS NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC INTELLIGENT AND AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION

INSIDE

Call Steve Owens now on 021 947 752

Drive your business forward with

Who gets what in EV funding 3amp4Electrifying Rarotonga 5An EV experience 10amp11Kiwis at Nordic EV Summit 22 5 10

EVs exceed 12000

More than 12000 electric vehicle registrations have been recorded in Minis-

try of Transport monthly figures released on February 4

At this rate it looks as if the 16000 EV goal for 2019 will be reeled in well before the end of this year with the aim of achieving 64000 EVs on New Zealand roads by the end of 2021

The latest statistics show 12197 EVs registered by the end of Janu-ary most of them (7070) in the used light pure electric category which is 288 up on December figures

New light pure electric vehicles reached 2070 in January ndash 65 more than the 2005 recorded in December

Nearly 2000 new light plug-in hybrids (1988) were recorded ndash 50 more than the 1938 registered by the end of December

Used light plug-in hybrids now total 939 which is 43 more than Decemberrsquos 896

Heavy EVs increased by three reaching 130 in January compared

Continued on page 25

New EVs are making inroads

EV incentives on the wayA

range of incentives encouraging electric vehicle uptake is expect-ed soon from the New Zealand

GovernmentWhile therersquos little doubt about

that just what form those incentives will take remains unknown

Associate transport minister Julie Anne Genter has recently said Cabinet will consider new incentives early this year while climate change minister James Shaw has been suggesting since last September that ldquodecentrdquo EV incen-tives are on the way

Shaw says the Governmentrsquos aim is to have a package that incentivises middle-class people to make the switch to EVs but also ensures low income families arenrsquot left behind

Genter recognises extra measures are needed for Kiwis to have access to affordable low emission vehicles

Speculation includes a possible ldquofeebaterdquo scheme where EVs attract financial incentives such as rebates while importing new and used high emissions vehicles face fees

The scheme was recommended by the Productivity Commission last year in a report on the drive towards a low

emissions economyIt suggested the Government con-

tinue to provide funding for some EV infrastructure projects fill gaps in the charging network where commercially unviable for the private sector raise awareness and promote uptake of low-emissions vehicles through leadership in procurement and require imported new and used fossil-fuel vehicles to meet fleet-wide emissions standards

The commission has also warned that New Zealand risks becoming a dumping ground for polluting vehicles

Mark Gilbert

Continued on page 12

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mdashSmarter MobilityFor transport of the future today

wwwabbcomevcharging

31 projects approved in low emissions round

A further 34 public charging spaces help in switching fleets to electric and a demonstration ldquogarage of

the futurerdquo are among a record 31 proj-ects getting $11 million in funding

The boost comes from the Govern-mentrsquos low emission vehicles contest-able fund fifth round administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conserva-tion Authority (EECA) the recipients announced by energy and resources minister Megan Woods

ldquoThis round of funding focuses on innovative projects that expand the use and possibilities of electric vehicles and other low emissions technology in the transport spacerdquo she says

ldquoItrsquos about making new technology available to help Kiwis get around lower our carbon emissions and con-tribute to our economyrdquo

Woods revealed details at Ngai Tahu Tourism in Christchurch the organisa-tion receiving $139000 towards seven public ChargeNet NZ fast-charging stations at five key tourist destinations These are Franz Josef Hot Pools Dart River Adventures Glenorchy Earth and Sky Takapo (Tekapo) Shotover Jet Queenstown and Hukafalls Jet Taupo

A Chargemaster ldquogarage of the futurerdquo gets $17602 towards a demon-stration site optimising solar photovol-taic (PV) energy generation Powerwall home battery storage and EV charging at a rural site prone to power cuts

A similar project in relation to testing

resilience involves Vectorrsquos vehicle-to-home (V2H) trial in Piha Auckland

Vector gets $117000 towards the project where two smart ldquovehicle-to-homerdquo chargers and electric vehicle chargers test how the tech-nology can help reduce peak demand and provide short-term power backup

The chargers will be made available to up to 24 customers for a month each over a year The project will also gather customer behaviour data

It is also important to understand the impact larger numbers of EVs have on electricity networks ndash especially as their popularity continues to rise ndash and how new customer technologies can help Vector chief networks officer Andre Botha says

A key reason for choosing Piha is its single 11-kilovolt feeder cable runs through bush easements making it vulnerable to cuts

Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ) receives $26000 towards introducing a reliable EV battery condition test and an EV charging infrastructure test

VTNZ will test batteries reliability and affordability helping to advance knowl-edge and skills to develop an EV battery servicing market in New Zealand

Using the experience of its German parent company it will develop a test for New Zealand conditions providing a second-hand EV owner with confi-

dence in battery condition life expectancy and charging ability and safety

Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) gets $250000 towards a hydro-gen fuel demonstration project

With partners Auckland Transport Auckland Council

and KiwiRail POAL will procure hydro-gen fuel cell vehicles that will be used and tested as part of the wider hydro-gen demonstration project in Auckland

The funding goes toward one bus and up to three cars

The project is reliant on the com-pletion of a POAL separately-funded hydrogen plant project expected to be completed in December 2019

Foodstuffs New Zealand will use nearly $1 million in funding for three new EV projects which include four Isuzu heavy electric trucks delivering products to selected stores in Auckland and Christchurch

The two six-tonne and two 11-tonne trucks follow the successful trial of 28 full electric delivery vans already de-ployed ndash which have clocked up more than 200000km and saved 37 tonnes of carbon dioxide company sustainabil-ity manager Mike Sammons says

The electric truck project receives $379600 from the fund and the trucks arrive mid-2019

The other two grants of $416000 and $154240 go to the installation of

Megan Woods

Continued on page 4

4 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

seven 50kW and five 25kW public fast chargers at about 12 North Island PakrsquonSave and New World stores and four 50kW chargers at South Island supermarkets respec-tively

The North Island stores are Napier Hamilton Tauriko (Bay of Plenty) Eastridge and Mt Roskill (Auckland) Manu-kau Kilbirnie Churton Park Karori Mana Island Bay and Silverstream (Wellington)

Bluff Kaiapoi Tapanui and Dunedin are expected to host the South Island ones

Foodstuffs already hosts 48 fast charge EV stations at its supermarkets through-out New Zealand and will now roll out another 16 fast chargers to total 64

ldquoThe co-funding has supported our partnership with Blackwells Isuzu and SEA Electric for our trucks and our long-term collaboration with ChargeN-et NZ for our store-based chargersrdquo Sammons says

ldquoIt makes perfect sense for our su-permarkets to host fast chargers which customers can use while they shoprdquo

Meridian Energy gets $62399 to install public charging stations in part-nership with other businesses in Franz Josef Glacier Aoraki Mount Cook Vil-lage Te Anau and Christchurch

Chris Harrington will install a public 50kW fast charger in Otira with the help of $71075 from the fund to open up the Arthurrsquos Pass highway and West Coast region popular with tourists and filling one of the last key gaps in New Zea-landrsquos EV charging network

A new ORIX NZ EVi initiative receives $135451 co-funding towards its pro-gramme

This offers businesses with 16 or more lease vehicles on its sole supply agreement the chance to upgrade one fleet vehicle to a selected EV at the same rate as an internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalent

ORIX will install a charging unit at the business free and provide opening charging credit

The aim is to remove many of the barriers businesses face when attempt-ing to incorporate an EV into their fleet ORIX NZ says

ldquoBy removing the additional cost of an electric vehicle the cost of the

charging unit and by handling most of the admin ORIX helps eliminate these barriersrdquo the company says

ldquoThis will integrate electric vehicles into a wider range of businesses over a three-year period giving them the opportunity to experience and fully evaluate an electric vehicle for their organisationrdquo

Cleaning service provider PPCS will buy an electric rubbish truck thanks to its $178550 funding covering about 4000 Wellington homes as a step to-wards replacing 70 of the companyrsquos 60 vehicles with electric by 2025

The company also receives $208800 for 10 electric vans to service the cleaning of public toilets within Wel-lington Levin Porirua and Whangarei An additional three vehicles will be used to service the general cleaning of the community living within the Wellington Council Housing projects

DHL Express (New Zealand) puts its $62685 towards buying three LDV EV80 electric vans as part of a courier EV pilot project

One van will operate from each of the main distribution depots ndash Auck-land Wellington and Christchurch ndash each having a charger

DHL aims to collect and deliver 70 of shipments using clean solutions by 2025

Alsco NZ will run a yearrsquos trial of three SEA Electric E4V commercial vans to prove their suitability for the service industry using its $87000 funding

The vans will operate in Auckland Wellington and Christchurch Alsco operates a fleet of 340 vehicles nation-wide and will use the trial to determine the replacement of 10 vans per year

Sanford will lease an electric delivery van and install a refrigeration unit for

Auckland central city fresh fish deliveries using its $40000 from the fund The company will also install a charger in the Wynyard Quarter publicly available at limited hours

Aged care provider Bupa Australia and New Zealand will put its $136675 towards buying three electric vans to replace diesel ones at its sites in Mangere and Blockhouse Bay in Auckland and Cashmere in Christchurch A publicly avail-able charger will be installed at each site

The vans run laundry pick-up and delivery services across four to six sites each

Another health provider Ryman Healthcare will put its $117500 towards buying an EV fleet and installing a charging station network for retirement living residents their families staff and the broader public who regularly visit their five village facilities in Auckland

With one electric vehicle and two chargers available at each village Ry-man will create a car sharing scheme for the use of residents and staff

Ebbett Waikato will replace its nine loan-car vehicles with e-Golfs for cus-tomers using its $93499 from the fund

Chargers will be placed at its prem-ises Ebbett expects about 2500 clients annually to experience the e-Golfs

WELLS Instruments and Electrical Services plans to buy eight EVS with an $80000 fund contribution for its Auckland energy and utility services field operatives The company will also purchase and install a Charge Point management solution for four 7kW chargers two each at its offices in business parks in Penrose and Albany available to the public

JA McCallum amp Sonrsquos fleet of 14 com-mercial delivery vehicles covering from Bluff to Queenstown and around New Zealand will gain an electric van to test the viability of EVs for its business

The company receives $35000 to-wards the project

If successful McCallums intends electrifying its entire fleet within the next five years

Contact Energy and OptiFleet have partnered to help their commercial and industrial customers reduce fleet emis-sions getting $484300 in help

NEWSTALK

Foodstuffsrsquo e-trucks

Continued from page 3

Continued on page 12

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 5

NEWSTALK

Electrifying RarotongaL

awrence Holder is helping elec-trify Rarotonga

Hersquos moving from Waiheke Island in March to finish setting up the Magic Reef Beachfront Bungalows in Rarotonga and has bought three Nissan Leafs a Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV 10 electric bikes and plans a few electric tuk-tuks there

A mechanic for 36 years he sold his Holder Automotive central Auckland ga-rage in December 2017 to help fund the Rarotonga project now having owned and operated the resort for a year

The EVs will be offered for daily use at the self-contained resort and to ferry

guests between the nine-studio Magic Reef resort in Arorangi on the western or sunset side of Rarotonga - one of the islandrsquos five districts - and the airport

ldquoI want our guests to use this opportunity to try something new without any risk ndash nearly everyone who has driven them say they want to buy one [an EV]rdquo

Initially the resort has started with a 2017 and two 2018 Leafs and the Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV as a courtesy vehicle and 10 Milano Legend brand

Spanish design e-bikesA solar array has also been pur-

chased comprising about 40 panels (12kW) and a 50KkW LG storage battery system with all the necessary electronics The solar array will be put on a carport to be built at the resort to charge EVs designed to house about eight vehicles plus the 10 e-bikes and a few tuk-tuks It will also

run an ice machine to keep the drinks cold

ldquoTherersquos a lot of sun and go-ing electric is good for brand Rarotonga ndash so it was a no-brainer really

ldquoAll our vehicles will be elec-tric so people can enjoy an EV experience Our intention is to

expand our generation and storage capability for additional vehicles and to run the resort in the near futurerdquo

Using EVs to cover the 32km round the island makes sense as they can run on renewable power and have low to zero emissions so contribute to the preservation of the islandrsquos environ-ment he says admitting he has always been ldquoa greenierdquo at heart

The carport with solar panels on the roof should be built by May the 50kW battery and electronics incorporated in a special display room as part of the structure for use on the premises

Continued on page 24A Nissan Leaf in Magic Reef livery

Lawrence Holder

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NEWSTALK

Electric camper in automotive exhibitionA

prototype electric campervan developed by hire company Jucy and tested by two French students

on a five-month tour of New Zealand features in the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) exhibition Acceler-ate Driving New Zealand

Itrsquos at the Western Springs venue in Auckland for the next three months in the display of technology and in-novation which delves into the past present and future of New Zealandrsquos relationship with vehicles

The $35000 electric Nissan e-NV200 was converted in early 2018 into a cus-tom-built campervan by the companyrsquos manufacturing plant Jucy By Design in Helensville north-west Auckland

It was then trialled by French envi-ronmental students Heloise de Bokay and Solene Trinquet who travelled around New Zealand last year shar-ing their eco-adventures in their blog wwwnewsandlandcom their travels also featuring in EVtalk

The e-camper is included in a display which focuses on technology and in-novation in everything from electric and au-tonomous vehicles to those previously used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Queen Elizabeth

It also outlines the rise and fall of vehicle assembly in New Zealand and the relaxation of restric-tions on Japanese used imports

MOTAT events developer Rachel Bush says the exhibition which started its two-year run in June 2018 is about so much more than the vehicles them-selves

ldquoRather than just showcasing the vehicles we look at how it has affected the New Zealand driver Itrsquos more about future tech rather than highlighting an amazing Porsche

rdquoIt shows the change in New Zealand vehicle technology The key themes are in vehicle technology and innovationrdquo

Whatrsquos on display The plan is to keep vehicles rotating

in and out of the exhibition but there are several worth a special mention

First up is the Jucy electric camp-ervan made famous by the French students

Following the initial trial Jucy is working on extending the driving range of its EV fleet from 100km to 180+km per charge with plans to roll out five more EV campervans in 2019

ldquoThis EV campervan is a perfect example of the Kiwi innovation and ingenuity we like to highlight at Motatrdquo chief executive Michael Frawley says

Motatrsquos 1965 prototype version of the Trekka illustrates the only vehicle to be designed and mass produced in New

Zealand The Trekka skipped stringent tariffs

applied to other cars because 80 of its parts were locally sourced with about 2500 vehicles processed in two different models

ldquoThe government fostered assem-bly to create jobs It was sustainable because you could fit six cars in a caserdquo Motat public programmes co-ordinator

Mark Webster says One vehicle in the exhibition with a

real story behind it is the 1948 Daim-ler DE36 used to transport Queen Elizabeth II during her 1953-1954 New Zealand royal tour

However in 1955 the Daimlerrsquos life took a very different turn after it was converted into a hearse by funeral directors WH Tongue and Sons

Sir Edmund Hillaryrsquos Massey Fer-guson tractor that helped get food and supplies to the South Pole in January 1958 is also part of the exhibition

Industry support The automotive industry has been

hugely supportive of the exhibition with well-known names like the Giltrap Group and Rod Milner Motors getting involved

Giltrap Group lent Motat its former A1 GP racing car Black Beauty to put on

display for a time and also participated in a video explaining more about developments in the automotive industry

Meanwhile Dar-ren Milner son of Rod was involved in the production of a video for the exhibi-tion outlining how the accessible vehicles the company retrofits and imports can make a difference for disabled people

Bush says both the Giltraps and Milners have been very gener-

ous with their time and resources sup-porting the exhibition

Other interesting features of the exhibition include an augmented reality display that illustrates how an engine works while many of the vehicles are elevated so the underside of the cars can be seen

Visit wwwmotatorgnz for more information

The French students with Jucyrsquos EV camper

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 7

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NEWSTALK

Charge lsquon shop at The Warehouse

Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious both in terms of limiting their carbon footprint

and in their interest in companies with a sustainable ethos

Retail giant The Warehouse Group is committed to operating in a sustainable manner with the aim to help its custom-ers live their lives the same way

The companyrsquos most recent commit-ment has been in energy management with the aim to minimise the amount of energy used across its operations from the electricity used in stores to the vehicles the company drives

As part of this initiative The Ware-house Group has worked with global energy management company Schnei-der Electric to install EV charging sta-tions at 24 of its store locations across the country

This isnrsquot the first time the company has been in touch with the EV charging stations

The Warehouse first identified the growth potential of the EV market in New Zealand two years ago installing two charging stations at its Auckland head office

The trial was so successful the busi-ness subsequently committed to offer-ing EV chargers at 24 of its stores across the nation

The Warehouse Grouprsquos former envi-ronmental initiatives head Greg Nelson says the company has a commitment to sustainability across the business He says the business saw the chargers

as an opportunity to encourage shoppers to consider an EV

ldquoWe knew the potential of EVs but we didnrsquot know how many of our customers would actually adopt them The convenience and accessibil-ity of the chargers being located at a place consumersrsquo visit often means having an EV isnrsquot a hindrancerdquo

Schneider Electric power solutions offer manager Adrian Duque agrees meeting consumer demand in this space is a key way to ensuring positive impacts on the environment for years to come

ldquoThe uptake in electric vehicles throughout New Zealand is continu-ing to rise so therersquos no better time for businesses to add to their value offer and provide Kiwis with the necessary technology to meet the continued uptakerdquo

After assessing the various options available for The Warehouse Group the companyrsquos energy efficiency engineer recommended the Schneider Electric EVlink Parking product

With Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Authority (EECA) funding towards 20 chargers The Warehouse Group began rolling out the Schneider Electric

EVlink Parking charging sta-tions which feature two Type 2 charging sockets providing 221kW of power

The locations of each charg-ing station were a key part of the overall strategy Nelson says they chose to install the chargers in stores based on levels of foot traffic but also selected stores outside main centres where no chargers were in place at the time These locations included Invercar-

gill Gore Oamaru New Plymouth and Tauranga

Nelson says he is exceptionally pleased with the uptake and response from customers

ldquoThe feedback has been over-whelmingly positive - wersquore really surprised by the consumer readiness to adopt electric vehicles across the country Itrsquos always fantastic to see ways which we can help our customers make more sustainable environmen-tally friendly decisions come to liferdquo

Duque says this is a fantastic exam-ple of a company leading the charge to a better future and environment for generations to come

ldquoWersquore really proud to have worked with The Warehouse Group in providing its customers the technology in a con-venient location to make their lives easier

ldquoThe company is a great example of leading the way in meeting the needs of electric vehicle drivers and I anticipate this will only continue to increase across other industries as the growth and inter-est in electric vehicles continuesrdquo

Schneider Electric EVlink Parking chargers are at The Warehouse stores in Bell Block (New Plymouth) Blen-heim Cambridge Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hastings Hawera Invercargill Masterton Motueka Napier Oamaru Petone Rangiora Rolleston Royal Oak (Auckland) Snells Beach (north Auck-land) Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Timaru and Whangarei

EVs at The Warehouse

Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 9

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NEWSTALK

EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 11

NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

12 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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MAKE MODEL TYPEPRICING RRP est

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BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

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Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

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X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

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Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

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GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

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PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

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BEV - Battery Electric VehiclePHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Drive EV 027 521 0429 | 07 378 0082stevedriveevconz

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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

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Cooper Auto Company Wellington

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Metro Christchurch03 348 5855chrisnmetrochchconz

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Hopmans QEII Quality Cars Christchurch

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Dunedin

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

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X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

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330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

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Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV $115k 40 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $115k 44 km + 600 kmBEV - Battery Electric Vehicle

PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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16 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

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WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

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$696$532$518

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AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

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AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

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NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

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NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

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STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

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THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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mdashSmarter MobilityFor transport of the future today

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31 projects approved in low emissions round

A further 34 public charging spaces help in switching fleets to electric and a demonstration ldquogarage of

the futurerdquo are among a record 31 proj-ects getting $11 million in funding

The boost comes from the Govern-mentrsquos low emission vehicles contest-able fund fifth round administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conserva-tion Authority (EECA) the recipients announced by energy and resources minister Megan Woods

ldquoThis round of funding focuses on innovative projects that expand the use and possibilities of electric vehicles and other low emissions technology in the transport spacerdquo she says

ldquoItrsquos about making new technology available to help Kiwis get around lower our carbon emissions and con-tribute to our economyrdquo

Woods revealed details at Ngai Tahu Tourism in Christchurch the organisa-tion receiving $139000 towards seven public ChargeNet NZ fast-charging stations at five key tourist destinations These are Franz Josef Hot Pools Dart River Adventures Glenorchy Earth and Sky Takapo (Tekapo) Shotover Jet Queenstown and Hukafalls Jet Taupo

A Chargemaster ldquogarage of the futurerdquo gets $17602 towards a demon-stration site optimising solar photovol-taic (PV) energy generation Powerwall home battery storage and EV charging at a rural site prone to power cuts

A similar project in relation to testing

resilience involves Vectorrsquos vehicle-to-home (V2H) trial in Piha Auckland

Vector gets $117000 towards the project where two smart ldquovehicle-to-homerdquo chargers and electric vehicle chargers test how the tech-nology can help reduce peak demand and provide short-term power backup

The chargers will be made available to up to 24 customers for a month each over a year The project will also gather customer behaviour data

It is also important to understand the impact larger numbers of EVs have on electricity networks ndash especially as their popularity continues to rise ndash and how new customer technologies can help Vector chief networks officer Andre Botha says

A key reason for choosing Piha is its single 11-kilovolt feeder cable runs through bush easements making it vulnerable to cuts

Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ) receives $26000 towards introducing a reliable EV battery condition test and an EV charging infrastructure test

VTNZ will test batteries reliability and affordability helping to advance knowl-edge and skills to develop an EV battery servicing market in New Zealand

Using the experience of its German parent company it will develop a test for New Zealand conditions providing a second-hand EV owner with confi-

dence in battery condition life expectancy and charging ability and safety

Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) gets $250000 towards a hydro-gen fuel demonstration project

With partners Auckland Transport Auckland Council

and KiwiRail POAL will procure hydro-gen fuel cell vehicles that will be used and tested as part of the wider hydro-gen demonstration project in Auckland

The funding goes toward one bus and up to three cars

The project is reliant on the com-pletion of a POAL separately-funded hydrogen plant project expected to be completed in December 2019

Foodstuffs New Zealand will use nearly $1 million in funding for three new EV projects which include four Isuzu heavy electric trucks delivering products to selected stores in Auckland and Christchurch

The two six-tonne and two 11-tonne trucks follow the successful trial of 28 full electric delivery vans already de-ployed ndash which have clocked up more than 200000km and saved 37 tonnes of carbon dioxide company sustainabil-ity manager Mike Sammons says

The electric truck project receives $379600 from the fund and the trucks arrive mid-2019

The other two grants of $416000 and $154240 go to the installation of

Megan Woods

Continued on page 4

4 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

seven 50kW and five 25kW public fast chargers at about 12 North Island PakrsquonSave and New World stores and four 50kW chargers at South Island supermarkets respec-tively

The North Island stores are Napier Hamilton Tauriko (Bay of Plenty) Eastridge and Mt Roskill (Auckland) Manu-kau Kilbirnie Churton Park Karori Mana Island Bay and Silverstream (Wellington)

Bluff Kaiapoi Tapanui and Dunedin are expected to host the South Island ones

Foodstuffs already hosts 48 fast charge EV stations at its supermarkets through-out New Zealand and will now roll out another 16 fast chargers to total 64

ldquoThe co-funding has supported our partnership with Blackwells Isuzu and SEA Electric for our trucks and our long-term collaboration with ChargeN-et NZ for our store-based chargersrdquo Sammons says

ldquoIt makes perfect sense for our su-permarkets to host fast chargers which customers can use while they shoprdquo

Meridian Energy gets $62399 to install public charging stations in part-nership with other businesses in Franz Josef Glacier Aoraki Mount Cook Vil-lage Te Anau and Christchurch

Chris Harrington will install a public 50kW fast charger in Otira with the help of $71075 from the fund to open up the Arthurrsquos Pass highway and West Coast region popular with tourists and filling one of the last key gaps in New Zea-landrsquos EV charging network

A new ORIX NZ EVi initiative receives $135451 co-funding towards its pro-gramme

This offers businesses with 16 or more lease vehicles on its sole supply agreement the chance to upgrade one fleet vehicle to a selected EV at the same rate as an internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalent

ORIX will install a charging unit at the business free and provide opening charging credit

The aim is to remove many of the barriers businesses face when attempt-ing to incorporate an EV into their fleet ORIX NZ says

ldquoBy removing the additional cost of an electric vehicle the cost of the

charging unit and by handling most of the admin ORIX helps eliminate these barriersrdquo the company says

ldquoThis will integrate electric vehicles into a wider range of businesses over a three-year period giving them the opportunity to experience and fully evaluate an electric vehicle for their organisationrdquo

Cleaning service provider PPCS will buy an electric rubbish truck thanks to its $178550 funding covering about 4000 Wellington homes as a step to-wards replacing 70 of the companyrsquos 60 vehicles with electric by 2025

The company also receives $208800 for 10 electric vans to service the cleaning of public toilets within Wel-lington Levin Porirua and Whangarei An additional three vehicles will be used to service the general cleaning of the community living within the Wellington Council Housing projects

DHL Express (New Zealand) puts its $62685 towards buying three LDV EV80 electric vans as part of a courier EV pilot project

One van will operate from each of the main distribution depots ndash Auck-land Wellington and Christchurch ndash each having a charger

DHL aims to collect and deliver 70 of shipments using clean solutions by 2025

Alsco NZ will run a yearrsquos trial of three SEA Electric E4V commercial vans to prove their suitability for the service industry using its $87000 funding

The vans will operate in Auckland Wellington and Christchurch Alsco operates a fleet of 340 vehicles nation-wide and will use the trial to determine the replacement of 10 vans per year

Sanford will lease an electric delivery van and install a refrigeration unit for

Auckland central city fresh fish deliveries using its $40000 from the fund The company will also install a charger in the Wynyard Quarter publicly available at limited hours

Aged care provider Bupa Australia and New Zealand will put its $136675 towards buying three electric vans to replace diesel ones at its sites in Mangere and Blockhouse Bay in Auckland and Cashmere in Christchurch A publicly avail-able charger will be installed at each site

The vans run laundry pick-up and delivery services across four to six sites each

Another health provider Ryman Healthcare will put its $117500 towards buying an EV fleet and installing a charging station network for retirement living residents their families staff and the broader public who regularly visit their five village facilities in Auckland

With one electric vehicle and two chargers available at each village Ry-man will create a car sharing scheme for the use of residents and staff

Ebbett Waikato will replace its nine loan-car vehicles with e-Golfs for cus-tomers using its $93499 from the fund

Chargers will be placed at its prem-ises Ebbett expects about 2500 clients annually to experience the e-Golfs

WELLS Instruments and Electrical Services plans to buy eight EVS with an $80000 fund contribution for its Auckland energy and utility services field operatives The company will also purchase and install a Charge Point management solution for four 7kW chargers two each at its offices in business parks in Penrose and Albany available to the public

JA McCallum amp Sonrsquos fleet of 14 com-mercial delivery vehicles covering from Bluff to Queenstown and around New Zealand will gain an electric van to test the viability of EVs for its business

The company receives $35000 to-wards the project

If successful McCallums intends electrifying its entire fleet within the next five years

Contact Energy and OptiFleet have partnered to help their commercial and industrial customers reduce fleet emis-sions getting $484300 in help

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Foodstuffsrsquo e-trucks

Continued from page 3

Continued on page 12

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Electrifying RarotongaL

awrence Holder is helping elec-trify Rarotonga

Hersquos moving from Waiheke Island in March to finish setting up the Magic Reef Beachfront Bungalows in Rarotonga and has bought three Nissan Leafs a Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV 10 electric bikes and plans a few electric tuk-tuks there

A mechanic for 36 years he sold his Holder Automotive central Auckland ga-rage in December 2017 to help fund the Rarotonga project now having owned and operated the resort for a year

The EVs will be offered for daily use at the self-contained resort and to ferry

guests between the nine-studio Magic Reef resort in Arorangi on the western or sunset side of Rarotonga - one of the islandrsquos five districts - and the airport

ldquoI want our guests to use this opportunity to try something new without any risk ndash nearly everyone who has driven them say they want to buy one [an EV]rdquo

Initially the resort has started with a 2017 and two 2018 Leafs and the Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV as a courtesy vehicle and 10 Milano Legend brand

Spanish design e-bikesA solar array has also been pur-

chased comprising about 40 panels (12kW) and a 50KkW LG storage battery system with all the necessary electronics The solar array will be put on a carport to be built at the resort to charge EVs designed to house about eight vehicles plus the 10 e-bikes and a few tuk-tuks It will also

run an ice machine to keep the drinks cold

ldquoTherersquos a lot of sun and go-ing electric is good for brand Rarotonga ndash so it was a no-brainer really

ldquoAll our vehicles will be elec-tric so people can enjoy an EV experience Our intention is to

expand our generation and storage capability for additional vehicles and to run the resort in the near futurerdquo

Using EVs to cover the 32km round the island makes sense as they can run on renewable power and have low to zero emissions so contribute to the preservation of the islandrsquos environ-ment he says admitting he has always been ldquoa greenierdquo at heart

The carport with solar panels on the roof should be built by May the 50kW battery and electronics incorporated in a special display room as part of the structure for use on the premises

Continued on page 24A Nissan Leaf in Magic Reef livery

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Electric camper in automotive exhibitionA

prototype electric campervan developed by hire company Jucy and tested by two French students

on a five-month tour of New Zealand features in the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) exhibition Acceler-ate Driving New Zealand

Itrsquos at the Western Springs venue in Auckland for the next three months in the display of technology and in-novation which delves into the past present and future of New Zealandrsquos relationship with vehicles

The $35000 electric Nissan e-NV200 was converted in early 2018 into a cus-tom-built campervan by the companyrsquos manufacturing plant Jucy By Design in Helensville north-west Auckland

It was then trialled by French envi-ronmental students Heloise de Bokay and Solene Trinquet who travelled around New Zealand last year shar-ing their eco-adventures in their blog wwwnewsandlandcom their travels also featuring in EVtalk

The e-camper is included in a display which focuses on technology and in-novation in everything from electric and au-tonomous vehicles to those previously used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Queen Elizabeth

It also outlines the rise and fall of vehicle assembly in New Zealand and the relaxation of restric-tions on Japanese used imports

MOTAT events developer Rachel Bush says the exhibition which started its two-year run in June 2018 is about so much more than the vehicles them-selves

ldquoRather than just showcasing the vehicles we look at how it has affected the New Zealand driver Itrsquos more about future tech rather than highlighting an amazing Porsche

rdquoIt shows the change in New Zealand vehicle technology The key themes are in vehicle technology and innovationrdquo

Whatrsquos on display The plan is to keep vehicles rotating

in and out of the exhibition but there are several worth a special mention

First up is the Jucy electric camp-ervan made famous by the French students

Following the initial trial Jucy is working on extending the driving range of its EV fleet from 100km to 180+km per charge with plans to roll out five more EV campervans in 2019

ldquoThis EV campervan is a perfect example of the Kiwi innovation and ingenuity we like to highlight at Motatrdquo chief executive Michael Frawley says

Motatrsquos 1965 prototype version of the Trekka illustrates the only vehicle to be designed and mass produced in New

Zealand The Trekka skipped stringent tariffs

applied to other cars because 80 of its parts were locally sourced with about 2500 vehicles processed in two different models

ldquoThe government fostered assem-bly to create jobs It was sustainable because you could fit six cars in a caserdquo Motat public programmes co-ordinator

Mark Webster says One vehicle in the exhibition with a

real story behind it is the 1948 Daim-ler DE36 used to transport Queen Elizabeth II during her 1953-1954 New Zealand royal tour

However in 1955 the Daimlerrsquos life took a very different turn after it was converted into a hearse by funeral directors WH Tongue and Sons

Sir Edmund Hillaryrsquos Massey Fer-guson tractor that helped get food and supplies to the South Pole in January 1958 is also part of the exhibition

Industry support The automotive industry has been

hugely supportive of the exhibition with well-known names like the Giltrap Group and Rod Milner Motors getting involved

Giltrap Group lent Motat its former A1 GP racing car Black Beauty to put on

display for a time and also participated in a video explaining more about developments in the automotive industry

Meanwhile Dar-ren Milner son of Rod was involved in the production of a video for the exhibi-tion outlining how the accessible vehicles the company retrofits and imports can make a difference for disabled people

Bush says both the Giltraps and Milners have been very gener-

ous with their time and resources sup-porting the exhibition

Other interesting features of the exhibition include an augmented reality display that illustrates how an engine works while many of the vehicles are elevated so the underside of the cars can be seen

Visit wwwmotatorgnz for more information

The French students with Jucyrsquos EV camper

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NEWSTALK

Charge lsquon shop at The Warehouse

Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious both in terms of limiting their carbon footprint

and in their interest in companies with a sustainable ethos

Retail giant The Warehouse Group is committed to operating in a sustainable manner with the aim to help its custom-ers live their lives the same way

The companyrsquos most recent commit-ment has been in energy management with the aim to minimise the amount of energy used across its operations from the electricity used in stores to the vehicles the company drives

As part of this initiative The Ware-house Group has worked with global energy management company Schnei-der Electric to install EV charging sta-tions at 24 of its store locations across the country

This isnrsquot the first time the company has been in touch with the EV charging stations

The Warehouse first identified the growth potential of the EV market in New Zealand two years ago installing two charging stations at its Auckland head office

The trial was so successful the busi-ness subsequently committed to offer-ing EV chargers at 24 of its stores across the nation

The Warehouse Grouprsquos former envi-ronmental initiatives head Greg Nelson says the company has a commitment to sustainability across the business He says the business saw the chargers

as an opportunity to encourage shoppers to consider an EV

ldquoWe knew the potential of EVs but we didnrsquot know how many of our customers would actually adopt them The convenience and accessibil-ity of the chargers being located at a place consumersrsquo visit often means having an EV isnrsquot a hindrancerdquo

Schneider Electric power solutions offer manager Adrian Duque agrees meeting consumer demand in this space is a key way to ensuring positive impacts on the environment for years to come

ldquoThe uptake in electric vehicles throughout New Zealand is continu-ing to rise so therersquos no better time for businesses to add to their value offer and provide Kiwis with the necessary technology to meet the continued uptakerdquo

After assessing the various options available for The Warehouse Group the companyrsquos energy efficiency engineer recommended the Schneider Electric EVlink Parking product

With Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Authority (EECA) funding towards 20 chargers The Warehouse Group began rolling out the Schneider Electric

EVlink Parking charging sta-tions which feature two Type 2 charging sockets providing 221kW of power

The locations of each charg-ing station were a key part of the overall strategy Nelson says they chose to install the chargers in stores based on levels of foot traffic but also selected stores outside main centres where no chargers were in place at the time These locations included Invercar-

gill Gore Oamaru New Plymouth and Tauranga

Nelson says he is exceptionally pleased with the uptake and response from customers

ldquoThe feedback has been over-whelmingly positive - wersquore really surprised by the consumer readiness to adopt electric vehicles across the country Itrsquos always fantastic to see ways which we can help our customers make more sustainable environmen-tally friendly decisions come to liferdquo

Duque says this is a fantastic exam-ple of a company leading the charge to a better future and environment for generations to come

ldquoWersquore really proud to have worked with The Warehouse Group in providing its customers the technology in a con-venient location to make their lives easier

ldquoThe company is a great example of leading the way in meeting the needs of electric vehicle drivers and I anticipate this will only continue to increase across other industries as the growth and inter-est in electric vehicles continuesrdquo

Schneider Electric EVlink Parking chargers are at The Warehouse stores in Bell Block (New Plymouth) Blen-heim Cambridge Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hastings Hawera Invercargill Masterton Motueka Napier Oamaru Petone Rangiora Rolleston Royal Oak (Auckland) Snells Beach (north Auck-land) Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Timaru and Whangarei

EVs at The Warehouse

Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink

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NEWSTALK

EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

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NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

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NEWSTALK

They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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MAKE MODEL TYPEPRICING RRP est

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

i3s BEV $84300 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $177800 20 km + 750 km

Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $134900 44 km + 600 km

XC60 T8 PHEV $94900 40 km + 600 km

BEV - Battery Electric VehiclePHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

i3 - 33 kWh BEV $50k - $78k 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $45k - $55k 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $50k - $66k 220 km

Kona BEV $70k - $74k 400 km

Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

Kia Soul EV BEV $30k 150 km

Mercedes Benz B250 e BEV $44k - $47k 140 km

Mitsubishi i-Miev BEV $13k - $14k 100 km

B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

Nissan LEAF Generation 1 BEV $85k - $16k 120 km

LEAF Gen 2 - 24 kWh BEV $13k - $34k 135 km

LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

E350 e PHEV $120k 30 km + 600 km

S500 e PHEV $96k 30 km + 700 km

Mini Countryman Cooper SE PHEV $68k 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV $115k 40 km + 600 km

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Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

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Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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Event ldquoMicrordquo the urban transport disruptor

February 19 Beca 21 Pitt St Auckland An expert panel examines how these new modes of transport could significantly change the way we move within urban environments Register at wwwITSNZorg

BY SIMON MCMANUS EXECUTIVE OFFICER INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS NEW ZEALAND INC

Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

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Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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NEWSTALK

mdashSmarter MobilityFor transport of the future today

wwwabbcomevcharging

31 projects approved in low emissions round

A further 34 public charging spaces help in switching fleets to electric and a demonstration ldquogarage of

the futurerdquo are among a record 31 proj-ects getting $11 million in funding

The boost comes from the Govern-mentrsquos low emission vehicles contest-able fund fifth round administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conserva-tion Authority (EECA) the recipients announced by energy and resources minister Megan Woods

ldquoThis round of funding focuses on innovative projects that expand the use and possibilities of electric vehicles and other low emissions technology in the transport spacerdquo she says

ldquoItrsquos about making new technology available to help Kiwis get around lower our carbon emissions and con-tribute to our economyrdquo

Woods revealed details at Ngai Tahu Tourism in Christchurch the organisa-tion receiving $139000 towards seven public ChargeNet NZ fast-charging stations at five key tourist destinations These are Franz Josef Hot Pools Dart River Adventures Glenorchy Earth and Sky Takapo (Tekapo) Shotover Jet Queenstown and Hukafalls Jet Taupo

A Chargemaster ldquogarage of the futurerdquo gets $17602 towards a demon-stration site optimising solar photovol-taic (PV) energy generation Powerwall home battery storage and EV charging at a rural site prone to power cuts

A similar project in relation to testing

resilience involves Vectorrsquos vehicle-to-home (V2H) trial in Piha Auckland

Vector gets $117000 towards the project where two smart ldquovehicle-to-homerdquo chargers and electric vehicle chargers test how the tech-nology can help reduce peak demand and provide short-term power backup

The chargers will be made available to up to 24 customers for a month each over a year The project will also gather customer behaviour data

It is also important to understand the impact larger numbers of EVs have on electricity networks ndash especially as their popularity continues to rise ndash and how new customer technologies can help Vector chief networks officer Andre Botha says

A key reason for choosing Piha is its single 11-kilovolt feeder cable runs through bush easements making it vulnerable to cuts

Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ) receives $26000 towards introducing a reliable EV battery condition test and an EV charging infrastructure test

VTNZ will test batteries reliability and affordability helping to advance knowl-edge and skills to develop an EV battery servicing market in New Zealand

Using the experience of its German parent company it will develop a test for New Zealand conditions providing a second-hand EV owner with confi-

dence in battery condition life expectancy and charging ability and safety

Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) gets $250000 towards a hydro-gen fuel demonstration project

With partners Auckland Transport Auckland Council

and KiwiRail POAL will procure hydro-gen fuel cell vehicles that will be used and tested as part of the wider hydro-gen demonstration project in Auckland

The funding goes toward one bus and up to three cars

The project is reliant on the com-pletion of a POAL separately-funded hydrogen plant project expected to be completed in December 2019

Foodstuffs New Zealand will use nearly $1 million in funding for three new EV projects which include four Isuzu heavy electric trucks delivering products to selected stores in Auckland and Christchurch

The two six-tonne and two 11-tonne trucks follow the successful trial of 28 full electric delivery vans already de-ployed ndash which have clocked up more than 200000km and saved 37 tonnes of carbon dioxide company sustainabil-ity manager Mike Sammons says

The electric truck project receives $379600 from the fund and the trucks arrive mid-2019

The other two grants of $416000 and $154240 go to the installation of

Megan Woods

Continued on page 4

4 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

seven 50kW and five 25kW public fast chargers at about 12 North Island PakrsquonSave and New World stores and four 50kW chargers at South Island supermarkets respec-tively

The North Island stores are Napier Hamilton Tauriko (Bay of Plenty) Eastridge and Mt Roskill (Auckland) Manu-kau Kilbirnie Churton Park Karori Mana Island Bay and Silverstream (Wellington)

Bluff Kaiapoi Tapanui and Dunedin are expected to host the South Island ones

Foodstuffs already hosts 48 fast charge EV stations at its supermarkets through-out New Zealand and will now roll out another 16 fast chargers to total 64

ldquoThe co-funding has supported our partnership with Blackwells Isuzu and SEA Electric for our trucks and our long-term collaboration with ChargeN-et NZ for our store-based chargersrdquo Sammons says

ldquoIt makes perfect sense for our su-permarkets to host fast chargers which customers can use while they shoprdquo

Meridian Energy gets $62399 to install public charging stations in part-nership with other businesses in Franz Josef Glacier Aoraki Mount Cook Vil-lage Te Anau and Christchurch

Chris Harrington will install a public 50kW fast charger in Otira with the help of $71075 from the fund to open up the Arthurrsquos Pass highway and West Coast region popular with tourists and filling one of the last key gaps in New Zea-landrsquos EV charging network

A new ORIX NZ EVi initiative receives $135451 co-funding towards its pro-gramme

This offers businesses with 16 or more lease vehicles on its sole supply agreement the chance to upgrade one fleet vehicle to a selected EV at the same rate as an internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalent

ORIX will install a charging unit at the business free and provide opening charging credit

The aim is to remove many of the barriers businesses face when attempt-ing to incorporate an EV into their fleet ORIX NZ says

ldquoBy removing the additional cost of an electric vehicle the cost of the

charging unit and by handling most of the admin ORIX helps eliminate these barriersrdquo the company says

ldquoThis will integrate electric vehicles into a wider range of businesses over a three-year period giving them the opportunity to experience and fully evaluate an electric vehicle for their organisationrdquo

Cleaning service provider PPCS will buy an electric rubbish truck thanks to its $178550 funding covering about 4000 Wellington homes as a step to-wards replacing 70 of the companyrsquos 60 vehicles with electric by 2025

The company also receives $208800 for 10 electric vans to service the cleaning of public toilets within Wel-lington Levin Porirua and Whangarei An additional three vehicles will be used to service the general cleaning of the community living within the Wellington Council Housing projects

DHL Express (New Zealand) puts its $62685 towards buying three LDV EV80 electric vans as part of a courier EV pilot project

One van will operate from each of the main distribution depots ndash Auck-land Wellington and Christchurch ndash each having a charger

DHL aims to collect and deliver 70 of shipments using clean solutions by 2025

Alsco NZ will run a yearrsquos trial of three SEA Electric E4V commercial vans to prove their suitability for the service industry using its $87000 funding

The vans will operate in Auckland Wellington and Christchurch Alsco operates a fleet of 340 vehicles nation-wide and will use the trial to determine the replacement of 10 vans per year

Sanford will lease an electric delivery van and install a refrigeration unit for

Auckland central city fresh fish deliveries using its $40000 from the fund The company will also install a charger in the Wynyard Quarter publicly available at limited hours

Aged care provider Bupa Australia and New Zealand will put its $136675 towards buying three electric vans to replace diesel ones at its sites in Mangere and Blockhouse Bay in Auckland and Cashmere in Christchurch A publicly avail-able charger will be installed at each site

The vans run laundry pick-up and delivery services across four to six sites each

Another health provider Ryman Healthcare will put its $117500 towards buying an EV fleet and installing a charging station network for retirement living residents their families staff and the broader public who regularly visit their five village facilities in Auckland

With one electric vehicle and two chargers available at each village Ry-man will create a car sharing scheme for the use of residents and staff

Ebbett Waikato will replace its nine loan-car vehicles with e-Golfs for cus-tomers using its $93499 from the fund

Chargers will be placed at its prem-ises Ebbett expects about 2500 clients annually to experience the e-Golfs

WELLS Instruments and Electrical Services plans to buy eight EVS with an $80000 fund contribution for its Auckland energy and utility services field operatives The company will also purchase and install a Charge Point management solution for four 7kW chargers two each at its offices in business parks in Penrose and Albany available to the public

JA McCallum amp Sonrsquos fleet of 14 com-mercial delivery vehicles covering from Bluff to Queenstown and around New Zealand will gain an electric van to test the viability of EVs for its business

The company receives $35000 to-wards the project

If successful McCallums intends electrifying its entire fleet within the next five years

Contact Energy and OptiFleet have partnered to help their commercial and industrial customers reduce fleet emis-sions getting $484300 in help

NEWSTALK

Foodstuffsrsquo e-trucks

Continued from page 3

Continued on page 12

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 5

NEWSTALK

Electrifying RarotongaL

awrence Holder is helping elec-trify Rarotonga

Hersquos moving from Waiheke Island in March to finish setting up the Magic Reef Beachfront Bungalows in Rarotonga and has bought three Nissan Leafs a Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV 10 electric bikes and plans a few electric tuk-tuks there

A mechanic for 36 years he sold his Holder Automotive central Auckland ga-rage in December 2017 to help fund the Rarotonga project now having owned and operated the resort for a year

The EVs will be offered for daily use at the self-contained resort and to ferry

guests between the nine-studio Magic Reef resort in Arorangi on the western or sunset side of Rarotonga - one of the islandrsquos five districts - and the airport

ldquoI want our guests to use this opportunity to try something new without any risk ndash nearly everyone who has driven them say they want to buy one [an EV]rdquo

Initially the resort has started with a 2017 and two 2018 Leafs and the Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV as a courtesy vehicle and 10 Milano Legend brand

Spanish design e-bikesA solar array has also been pur-

chased comprising about 40 panels (12kW) and a 50KkW LG storage battery system with all the necessary electronics The solar array will be put on a carport to be built at the resort to charge EVs designed to house about eight vehicles plus the 10 e-bikes and a few tuk-tuks It will also

run an ice machine to keep the drinks cold

ldquoTherersquos a lot of sun and go-ing electric is good for brand Rarotonga ndash so it was a no-brainer really

ldquoAll our vehicles will be elec-tric so people can enjoy an EV experience Our intention is to

expand our generation and storage capability for additional vehicles and to run the resort in the near futurerdquo

Using EVs to cover the 32km round the island makes sense as they can run on renewable power and have low to zero emissions so contribute to the preservation of the islandrsquos environ-ment he says admitting he has always been ldquoa greenierdquo at heart

The carport with solar panels on the roof should be built by May the 50kW battery and electronics incorporated in a special display room as part of the structure for use on the premises

Continued on page 24A Nissan Leaf in Magic Reef livery

Lawrence Holder

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NEWSTALK

Electric camper in automotive exhibitionA

prototype electric campervan developed by hire company Jucy and tested by two French students

on a five-month tour of New Zealand features in the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) exhibition Acceler-ate Driving New Zealand

Itrsquos at the Western Springs venue in Auckland for the next three months in the display of technology and in-novation which delves into the past present and future of New Zealandrsquos relationship with vehicles

The $35000 electric Nissan e-NV200 was converted in early 2018 into a cus-tom-built campervan by the companyrsquos manufacturing plant Jucy By Design in Helensville north-west Auckland

It was then trialled by French envi-ronmental students Heloise de Bokay and Solene Trinquet who travelled around New Zealand last year shar-ing their eco-adventures in their blog wwwnewsandlandcom their travels also featuring in EVtalk

The e-camper is included in a display which focuses on technology and in-novation in everything from electric and au-tonomous vehicles to those previously used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Queen Elizabeth

It also outlines the rise and fall of vehicle assembly in New Zealand and the relaxation of restric-tions on Japanese used imports

MOTAT events developer Rachel Bush says the exhibition which started its two-year run in June 2018 is about so much more than the vehicles them-selves

ldquoRather than just showcasing the vehicles we look at how it has affected the New Zealand driver Itrsquos more about future tech rather than highlighting an amazing Porsche

rdquoIt shows the change in New Zealand vehicle technology The key themes are in vehicle technology and innovationrdquo

Whatrsquos on display The plan is to keep vehicles rotating

in and out of the exhibition but there are several worth a special mention

First up is the Jucy electric camp-ervan made famous by the French students

Following the initial trial Jucy is working on extending the driving range of its EV fleet from 100km to 180+km per charge with plans to roll out five more EV campervans in 2019

ldquoThis EV campervan is a perfect example of the Kiwi innovation and ingenuity we like to highlight at Motatrdquo chief executive Michael Frawley says

Motatrsquos 1965 prototype version of the Trekka illustrates the only vehicle to be designed and mass produced in New

Zealand The Trekka skipped stringent tariffs

applied to other cars because 80 of its parts were locally sourced with about 2500 vehicles processed in two different models

ldquoThe government fostered assem-bly to create jobs It was sustainable because you could fit six cars in a caserdquo Motat public programmes co-ordinator

Mark Webster says One vehicle in the exhibition with a

real story behind it is the 1948 Daim-ler DE36 used to transport Queen Elizabeth II during her 1953-1954 New Zealand royal tour

However in 1955 the Daimlerrsquos life took a very different turn after it was converted into a hearse by funeral directors WH Tongue and Sons

Sir Edmund Hillaryrsquos Massey Fer-guson tractor that helped get food and supplies to the South Pole in January 1958 is also part of the exhibition

Industry support The automotive industry has been

hugely supportive of the exhibition with well-known names like the Giltrap Group and Rod Milner Motors getting involved

Giltrap Group lent Motat its former A1 GP racing car Black Beauty to put on

display for a time and also participated in a video explaining more about developments in the automotive industry

Meanwhile Dar-ren Milner son of Rod was involved in the production of a video for the exhibi-tion outlining how the accessible vehicles the company retrofits and imports can make a difference for disabled people

Bush says both the Giltraps and Milners have been very gener-

ous with their time and resources sup-porting the exhibition

Other interesting features of the exhibition include an augmented reality display that illustrates how an engine works while many of the vehicles are elevated so the underside of the cars can be seen

Visit wwwmotatorgnz for more information

The French students with Jucyrsquos EV camper

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NEWSTALK

Charge lsquon shop at The Warehouse

Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious both in terms of limiting their carbon footprint

and in their interest in companies with a sustainable ethos

Retail giant The Warehouse Group is committed to operating in a sustainable manner with the aim to help its custom-ers live their lives the same way

The companyrsquos most recent commit-ment has been in energy management with the aim to minimise the amount of energy used across its operations from the electricity used in stores to the vehicles the company drives

As part of this initiative The Ware-house Group has worked with global energy management company Schnei-der Electric to install EV charging sta-tions at 24 of its store locations across the country

This isnrsquot the first time the company has been in touch with the EV charging stations

The Warehouse first identified the growth potential of the EV market in New Zealand two years ago installing two charging stations at its Auckland head office

The trial was so successful the busi-ness subsequently committed to offer-ing EV chargers at 24 of its stores across the nation

The Warehouse Grouprsquos former envi-ronmental initiatives head Greg Nelson says the company has a commitment to sustainability across the business He says the business saw the chargers

as an opportunity to encourage shoppers to consider an EV

ldquoWe knew the potential of EVs but we didnrsquot know how many of our customers would actually adopt them The convenience and accessibil-ity of the chargers being located at a place consumersrsquo visit often means having an EV isnrsquot a hindrancerdquo

Schneider Electric power solutions offer manager Adrian Duque agrees meeting consumer demand in this space is a key way to ensuring positive impacts on the environment for years to come

ldquoThe uptake in electric vehicles throughout New Zealand is continu-ing to rise so therersquos no better time for businesses to add to their value offer and provide Kiwis with the necessary technology to meet the continued uptakerdquo

After assessing the various options available for The Warehouse Group the companyrsquos energy efficiency engineer recommended the Schneider Electric EVlink Parking product

With Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Authority (EECA) funding towards 20 chargers The Warehouse Group began rolling out the Schneider Electric

EVlink Parking charging sta-tions which feature two Type 2 charging sockets providing 221kW of power

The locations of each charg-ing station were a key part of the overall strategy Nelson says they chose to install the chargers in stores based on levels of foot traffic but also selected stores outside main centres where no chargers were in place at the time These locations included Invercar-

gill Gore Oamaru New Plymouth and Tauranga

Nelson says he is exceptionally pleased with the uptake and response from customers

ldquoThe feedback has been over-whelmingly positive - wersquore really surprised by the consumer readiness to adopt electric vehicles across the country Itrsquos always fantastic to see ways which we can help our customers make more sustainable environmen-tally friendly decisions come to liferdquo

Duque says this is a fantastic exam-ple of a company leading the charge to a better future and environment for generations to come

ldquoWersquore really proud to have worked with The Warehouse Group in providing its customers the technology in a con-venient location to make their lives easier

ldquoThe company is a great example of leading the way in meeting the needs of electric vehicle drivers and I anticipate this will only continue to increase across other industries as the growth and inter-est in electric vehicles continuesrdquo

Schneider Electric EVlink Parking chargers are at The Warehouse stores in Bell Block (New Plymouth) Blen-heim Cambridge Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hastings Hawera Invercargill Masterton Motueka Napier Oamaru Petone Rangiora Rolleston Royal Oak (Auckland) Snells Beach (north Auck-land) Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Timaru and Whangarei

EVs at The Warehouse

Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink

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NEWSTALK

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EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

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NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

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They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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MAKE MODEL TYPEPRICING RRP est

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

i3s BEV $84300 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $177800 20 km + 750 km

Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $134900 44 km + 600 km

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BEV - Battery Electric VehiclePHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Hyundai Ioniq BEV $45k - $55k 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $50k - $66k 220 km

Kona BEV $70k - $74k 400 km

Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

Kia Soul EV BEV $30k 150 km

Mercedes Benz B250 e BEV $44k - $47k 140 km

Mitsubishi i-Miev BEV $13k - $14k 100 km

B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

Nissan LEAF Generation 1 BEV $85k - $16k 120 km

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LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

E350 e PHEV $120k 30 km + 600 km

S500 e PHEV $96k 30 km + 700 km

Mini Countryman Cooper SE PHEV $68k 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

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Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

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Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

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Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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seven 50kW and five 25kW public fast chargers at about 12 North Island PakrsquonSave and New World stores and four 50kW chargers at South Island supermarkets respec-tively

The North Island stores are Napier Hamilton Tauriko (Bay of Plenty) Eastridge and Mt Roskill (Auckland) Manu-kau Kilbirnie Churton Park Karori Mana Island Bay and Silverstream (Wellington)

Bluff Kaiapoi Tapanui and Dunedin are expected to host the South Island ones

Foodstuffs already hosts 48 fast charge EV stations at its supermarkets through-out New Zealand and will now roll out another 16 fast chargers to total 64

ldquoThe co-funding has supported our partnership with Blackwells Isuzu and SEA Electric for our trucks and our long-term collaboration with ChargeN-et NZ for our store-based chargersrdquo Sammons says

ldquoIt makes perfect sense for our su-permarkets to host fast chargers which customers can use while they shoprdquo

Meridian Energy gets $62399 to install public charging stations in part-nership with other businesses in Franz Josef Glacier Aoraki Mount Cook Vil-lage Te Anau and Christchurch

Chris Harrington will install a public 50kW fast charger in Otira with the help of $71075 from the fund to open up the Arthurrsquos Pass highway and West Coast region popular with tourists and filling one of the last key gaps in New Zea-landrsquos EV charging network

A new ORIX NZ EVi initiative receives $135451 co-funding towards its pro-gramme

This offers businesses with 16 or more lease vehicles on its sole supply agreement the chance to upgrade one fleet vehicle to a selected EV at the same rate as an internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalent

ORIX will install a charging unit at the business free and provide opening charging credit

The aim is to remove many of the barriers businesses face when attempt-ing to incorporate an EV into their fleet ORIX NZ says

ldquoBy removing the additional cost of an electric vehicle the cost of the

charging unit and by handling most of the admin ORIX helps eliminate these barriersrdquo the company says

ldquoThis will integrate electric vehicles into a wider range of businesses over a three-year period giving them the opportunity to experience and fully evaluate an electric vehicle for their organisationrdquo

Cleaning service provider PPCS will buy an electric rubbish truck thanks to its $178550 funding covering about 4000 Wellington homes as a step to-wards replacing 70 of the companyrsquos 60 vehicles with electric by 2025

The company also receives $208800 for 10 electric vans to service the cleaning of public toilets within Wel-lington Levin Porirua and Whangarei An additional three vehicles will be used to service the general cleaning of the community living within the Wellington Council Housing projects

DHL Express (New Zealand) puts its $62685 towards buying three LDV EV80 electric vans as part of a courier EV pilot project

One van will operate from each of the main distribution depots ndash Auck-land Wellington and Christchurch ndash each having a charger

DHL aims to collect and deliver 70 of shipments using clean solutions by 2025

Alsco NZ will run a yearrsquos trial of three SEA Electric E4V commercial vans to prove their suitability for the service industry using its $87000 funding

The vans will operate in Auckland Wellington and Christchurch Alsco operates a fleet of 340 vehicles nation-wide and will use the trial to determine the replacement of 10 vans per year

Sanford will lease an electric delivery van and install a refrigeration unit for

Auckland central city fresh fish deliveries using its $40000 from the fund The company will also install a charger in the Wynyard Quarter publicly available at limited hours

Aged care provider Bupa Australia and New Zealand will put its $136675 towards buying three electric vans to replace diesel ones at its sites in Mangere and Blockhouse Bay in Auckland and Cashmere in Christchurch A publicly avail-able charger will be installed at each site

The vans run laundry pick-up and delivery services across four to six sites each

Another health provider Ryman Healthcare will put its $117500 towards buying an EV fleet and installing a charging station network for retirement living residents their families staff and the broader public who regularly visit their five village facilities in Auckland

With one electric vehicle and two chargers available at each village Ry-man will create a car sharing scheme for the use of residents and staff

Ebbett Waikato will replace its nine loan-car vehicles with e-Golfs for cus-tomers using its $93499 from the fund

Chargers will be placed at its prem-ises Ebbett expects about 2500 clients annually to experience the e-Golfs

WELLS Instruments and Electrical Services plans to buy eight EVS with an $80000 fund contribution for its Auckland energy and utility services field operatives The company will also purchase and install a Charge Point management solution for four 7kW chargers two each at its offices in business parks in Penrose and Albany available to the public

JA McCallum amp Sonrsquos fleet of 14 com-mercial delivery vehicles covering from Bluff to Queenstown and around New Zealand will gain an electric van to test the viability of EVs for its business

The company receives $35000 to-wards the project

If successful McCallums intends electrifying its entire fleet within the next five years

Contact Energy and OptiFleet have partnered to help their commercial and industrial customers reduce fleet emis-sions getting $484300 in help

NEWSTALK

Foodstuffsrsquo e-trucks

Continued from page 3

Continued on page 12

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 5

NEWSTALK

Electrifying RarotongaL

awrence Holder is helping elec-trify Rarotonga

Hersquos moving from Waiheke Island in March to finish setting up the Magic Reef Beachfront Bungalows in Rarotonga and has bought three Nissan Leafs a Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV 10 electric bikes and plans a few electric tuk-tuks there

A mechanic for 36 years he sold his Holder Automotive central Auckland ga-rage in December 2017 to help fund the Rarotonga project now having owned and operated the resort for a year

The EVs will be offered for daily use at the self-contained resort and to ferry

guests between the nine-studio Magic Reef resort in Arorangi on the western or sunset side of Rarotonga - one of the islandrsquos five districts - and the airport

ldquoI want our guests to use this opportunity to try something new without any risk ndash nearly everyone who has driven them say they want to buy one [an EV]rdquo

Initially the resort has started with a 2017 and two 2018 Leafs and the Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV as a courtesy vehicle and 10 Milano Legend brand

Spanish design e-bikesA solar array has also been pur-

chased comprising about 40 panels (12kW) and a 50KkW LG storage battery system with all the necessary electronics The solar array will be put on a carport to be built at the resort to charge EVs designed to house about eight vehicles plus the 10 e-bikes and a few tuk-tuks It will also

run an ice machine to keep the drinks cold

ldquoTherersquos a lot of sun and go-ing electric is good for brand Rarotonga ndash so it was a no-brainer really

ldquoAll our vehicles will be elec-tric so people can enjoy an EV experience Our intention is to

expand our generation and storage capability for additional vehicles and to run the resort in the near futurerdquo

Using EVs to cover the 32km round the island makes sense as they can run on renewable power and have low to zero emissions so contribute to the preservation of the islandrsquos environ-ment he says admitting he has always been ldquoa greenierdquo at heart

The carport with solar panels on the roof should be built by May the 50kW battery and electronics incorporated in a special display room as part of the structure for use on the premises

Continued on page 24A Nissan Leaf in Magic Reef livery

Lawrence Holder

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NEWSTALK

Electric camper in automotive exhibitionA

prototype electric campervan developed by hire company Jucy and tested by two French students

on a five-month tour of New Zealand features in the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) exhibition Acceler-ate Driving New Zealand

Itrsquos at the Western Springs venue in Auckland for the next three months in the display of technology and in-novation which delves into the past present and future of New Zealandrsquos relationship with vehicles

The $35000 electric Nissan e-NV200 was converted in early 2018 into a cus-tom-built campervan by the companyrsquos manufacturing plant Jucy By Design in Helensville north-west Auckland

It was then trialled by French envi-ronmental students Heloise de Bokay and Solene Trinquet who travelled around New Zealand last year shar-ing their eco-adventures in their blog wwwnewsandlandcom their travels also featuring in EVtalk

The e-camper is included in a display which focuses on technology and in-novation in everything from electric and au-tonomous vehicles to those previously used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Queen Elizabeth

It also outlines the rise and fall of vehicle assembly in New Zealand and the relaxation of restric-tions on Japanese used imports

MOTAT events developer Rachel Bush says the exhibition which started its two-year run in June 2018 is about so much more than the vehicles them-selves

ldquoRather than just showcasing the vehicles we look at how it has affected the New Zealand driver Itrsquos more about future tech rather than highlighting an amazing Porsche

rdquoIt shows the change in New Zealand vehicle technology The key themes are in vehicle technology and innovationrdquo

Whatrsquos on display The plan is to keep vehicles rotating

in and out of the exhibition but there are several worth a special mention

First up is the Jucy electric camp-ervan made famous by the French students

Following the initial trial Jucy is working on extending the driving range of its EV fleet from 100km to 180+km per charge with plans to roll out five more EV campervans in 2019

ldquoThis EV campervan is a perfect example of the Kiwi innovation and ingenuity we like to highlight at Motatrdquo chief executive Michael Frawley says

Motatrsquos 1965 prototype version of the Trekka illustrates the only vehicle to be designed and mass produced in New

Zealand The Trekka skipped stringent tariffs

applied to other cars because 80 of its parts were locally sourced with about 2500 vehicles processed in two different models

ldquoThe government fostered assem-bly to create jobs It was sustainable because you could fit six cars in a caserdquo Motat public programmes co-ordinator

Mark Webster says One vehicle in the exhibition with a

real story behind it is the 1948 Daim-ler DE36 used to transport Queen Elizabeth II during her 1953-1954 New Zealand royal tour

However in 1955 the Daimlerrsquos life took a very different turn after it was converted into a hearse by funeral directors WH Tongue and Sons

Sir Edmund Hillaryrsquos Massey Fer-guson tractor that helped get food and supplies to the South Pole in January 1958 is also part of the exhibition

Industry support The automotive industry has been

hugely supportive of the exhibition with well-known names like the Giltrap Group and Rod Milner Motors getting involved

Giltrap Group lent Motat its former A1 GP racing car Black Beauty to put on

display for a time and also participated in a video explaining more about developments in the automotive industry

Meanwhile Dar-ren Milner son of Rod was involved in the production of a video for the exhibi-tion outlining how the accessible vehicles the company retrofits and imports can make a difference for disabled people

Bush says both the Giltraps and Milners have been very gener-

ous with their time and resources sup-porting the exhibition

Other interesting features of the exhibition include an augmented reality display that illustrates how an engine works while many of the vehicles are elevated so the underside of the cars can be seen

Visit wwwmotatorgnz for more information

The French students with Jucyrsquos EV camper

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 7

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NEWSTALK

Charge lsquon shop at The Warehouse

Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious both in terms of limiting their carbon footprint

and in their interest in companies with a sustainable ethos

Retail giant The Warehouse Group is committed to operating in a sustainable manner with the aim to help its custom-ers live their lives the same way

The companyrsquos most recent commit-ment has been in energy management with the aim to minimise the amount of energy used across its operations from the electricity used in stores to the vehicles the company drives

As part of this initiative The Ware-house Group has worked with global energy management company Schnei-der Electric to install EV charging sta-tions at 24 of its store locations across the country

This isnrsquot the first time the company has been in touch with the EV charging stations

The Warehouse first identified the growth potential of the EV market in New Zealand two years ago installing two charging stations at its Auckland head office

The trial was so successful the busi-ness subsequently committed to offer-ing EV chargers at 24 of its stores across the nation

The Warehouse Grouprsquos former envi-ronmental initiatives head Greg Nelson says the company has a commitment to sustainability across the business He says the business saw the chargers

as an opportunity to encourage shoppers to consider an EV

ldquoWe knew the potential of EVs but we didnrsquot know how many of our customers would actually adopt them The convenience and accessibil-ity of the chargers being located at a place consumersrsquo visit often means having an EV isnrsquot a hindrancerdquo

Schneider Electric power solutions offer manager Adrian Duque agrees meeting consumer demand in this space is a key way to ensuring positive impacts on the environment for years to come

ldquoThe uptake in electric vehicles throughout New Zealand is continu-ing to rise so therersquos no better time for businesses to add to their value offer and provide Kiwis with the necessary technology to meet the continued uptakerdquo

After assessing the various options available for The Warehouse Group the companyrsquos energy efficiency engineer recommended the Schneider Electric EVlink Parking product

With Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Authority (EECA) funding towards 20 chargers The Warehouse Group began rolling out the Schneider Electric

EVlink Parking charging sta-tions which feature two Type 2 charging sockets providing 221kW of power

The locations of each charg-ing station were a key part of the overall strategy Nelson says they chose to install the chargers in stores based on levels of foot traffic but also selected stores outside main centres where no chargers were in place at the time These locations included Invercar-

gill Gore Oamaru New Plymouth and Tauranga

Nelson says he is exceptionally pleased with the uptake and response from customers

ldquoThe feedback has been over-whelmingly positive - wersquore really surprised by the consumer readiness to adopt electric vehicles across the country Itrsquos always fantastic to see ways which we can help our customers make more sustainable environmen-tally friendly decisions come to liferdquo

Duque says this is a fantastic exam-ple of a company leading the charge to a better future and environment for generations to come

ldquoWersquore really proud to have worked with The Warehouse Group in providing its customers the technology in a con-venient location to make their lives easier

ldquoThe company is a great example of leading the way in meeting the needs of electric vehicle drivers and I anticipate this will only continue to increase across other industries as the growth and inter-est in electric vehicles continuesrdquo

Schneider Electric EVlink Parking chargers are at The Warehouse stores in Bell Block (New Plymouth) Blen-heim Cambridge Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hastings Hawera Invercargill Masterton Motueka Napier Oamaru Petone Rangiora Rolleston Royal Oak (Auckland) Snells Beach (north Auck-land) Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Timaru and Whangarei

EVs at The Warehouse

Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink

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NEWSTALK

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EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

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NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

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They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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MAKE MODEL TYPEPRICING RRP est

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

i3s BEV $84300 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $177800 20 km + 750 km

Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $134900 44 km + 600 km

XC60 T8 PHEV $94900 40 km + 600 km

BEV - Battery Electric VehiclePHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Hyundai Ioniq BEV $45k - $55k 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $50k - $66k 220 km

Kona BEV $70k - $74k 400 km

Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

Kia Soul EV BEV $30k 150 km

Mercedes Benz B250 e BEV $44k - $47k 140 km

Mitsubishi i-Miev BEV $13k - $14k 100 km

B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

Nissan LEAF Generation 1 BEV $85k - $16k 120 km

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LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

E350 e PHEV $120k 30 km + 600 km

S500 e PHEV $96k 30 km + 700 km

Mini Countryman Cooper SE PHEV $68k 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

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Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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February 19 Beca 21 Pitt St Auckland An expert panel examines how these new modes of transport could significantly change the way we move within urban environments Register at wwwITSNZorg

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

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THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

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NEWSTALK

Electrifying RarotongaL

awrence Holder is helping elec-trify Rarotonga

Hersquos moving from Waiheke Island in March to finish setting up the Magic Reef Beachfront Bungalows in Rarotonga and has bought three Nissan Leafs a Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV 10 electric bikes and plans a few electric tuk-tuks there

A mechanic for 36 years he sold his Holder Automotive central Auckland ga-rage in December 2017 to help fund the Rarotonga project now having owned and operated the resort for a year

The EVs will be offered for daily use at the self-contained resort and to ferry

guests between the nine-studio Magic Reef resort in Arorangi on the western or sunset side of Rarotonga - one of the islandrsquos five districts - and the airport

ldquoI want our guests to use this opportunity to try something new without any risk ndash nearly everyone who has driven them say they want to buy one [an EV]rdquo

Initially the resort has started with a 2017 and two 2018 Leafs and the Mit-subishi Outlander PHEV as a courtesy vehicle and 10 Milano Legend brand

Spanish design e-bikesA solar array has also been pur-

chased comprising about 40 panels (12kW) and a 50KkW LG storage battery system with all the necessary electronics The solar array will be put on a carport to be built at the resort to charge EVs designed to house about eight vehicles plus the 10 e-bikes and a few tuk-tuks It will also

run an ice machine to keep the drinks cold

ldquoTherersquos a lot of sun and go-ing electric is good for brand Rarotonga ndash so it was a no-brainer really

ldquoAll our vehicles will be elec-tric so people can enjoy an EV experience Our intention is to

expand our generation and storage capability for additional vehicles and to run the resort in the near futurerdquo

Using EVs to cover the 32km round the island makes sense as they can run on renewable power and have low to zero emissions so contribute to the preservation of the islandrsquos environ-ment he says admitting he has always been ldquoa greenierdquo at heart

The carport with solar panels on the roof should be built by May the 50kW battery and electronics incorporated in a special display room as part of the structure for use on the premises

Continued on page 24A Nissan Leaf in Magic Reef livery

Lawrence Holder

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NEWSTALK

Electric camper in automotive exhibitionA

prototype electric campervan developed by hire company Jucy and tested by two French students

on a five-month tour of New Zealand features in the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) exhibition Acceler-ate Driving New Zealand

Itrsquos at the Western Springs venue in Auckland for the next three months in the display of technology and in-novation which delves into the past present and future of New Zealandrsquos relationship with vehicles

The $35000 electric Nissan e-NV200 was converted in early 2018 into a cus-tom-built campervan by the companyrsquos manufacturing plant Jucy By Design in Helensville north-west Auckland

It was then trialled by French envi-ronmental students Heloise de Bokay and Solene Trinquet who travelled around New Zealand last year shar-ing their eco-adventures in their blog wwwnewsandlandcom their travels also featuring in EVtalk

The e-camper is included in a display which focuses on technology and in-novation in everything from electric and au-tonomous vehicles to those previously used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Queen Elizabeth

It also outlines the rise and fall of vehicle assembly in New Zealand and the relaxation of restric-tions on Japanese used imports

MOTAT events developer Rachel Bush says the exhibition which started its two-year run in June 2018 is about so much more than the vehicles them-selves

ldquoRather than just showcasing the vehicles we look at how it has affected the New Zealand driver Itrsquos more about future tech rather than highlighting an amazing Porsche

rdquoIt shows the change in New Zealand vehicle technology The key themes are in vehicle technology and innovationrdquo

Whatrsquos on display The plan is to keep vehicles rotating

in and out of the exhibition but there are several worth a special mention

First up is the Jucy electric camp-ervan made famous by the French students

Following the initial trial Jucy is working on extending the driving range of its EV fleet from 100km to 180+km per charge with plans to roll out five more EV campervans in 2019

ldquoThis EV campervan is a perfect example of the Kiwi innovation and ingenuity we like to highlight at Motatrdquo chief executive Michael Frawley says

Motatrsquos 1965 prototype version of the Trekka illustrates the only vehicle to be designed and mass produced in New

Zealand The Trekka skipped stringent tariffs

applied to other cars because 80 of its parts were locally sourced with about 2500 vehicles processed in two different models

ldquoThe government fostered assem-bly to create jobs It was sustainable because you could fit six cars in a caserdquo Motat public programmes co-ordinator

Mark Webster says One vehicle in the exhibition with a

real story behind it is the 1948 Daim-ler DE36 used to transport Queen Elizabeth II during her 1953-1954 New Zealand royal tour

However in 1955 the Daimlerrsquos life took a very different turn after it was converted into a hearse by funeral directors WH Tongue and Sons

Sir Edmund Hillaryrsquos Massey Fer-guson tractor that helped get food and supplies to the South Pole in January 1958 is also part of the exhibition

Industry support The automotive industry has been

hugely supportive of the exhibition with well-known names like the Giltrap Group and Rod Milner Motors getting involved

Giltrap Group lent Motat its former A1 GP racing car Black Beauty to put on

display for a time and also participated in a video explaining more about developments in the automotive industry

Meanwhile Dar-ren Milner son of Rod was involved in the production of a video for the exhibi-tion outlining how the accessible vehicles the company retrofits and imports can make a difference for disabled people

Bush says both the Giltraps and Milners have been very gener-

ous with their time and resources sup-porting the exhibition

Other interesting features of the exhibition include an augmented reality display that illustrates how an engine works while many of the vehicles are elevated so the underside of the cars can be seen

Visit wwwmotatorgnz for more information

The French students with Jucyrsquos EV camper

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 7

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NEWSTALK

Charge lsquon shop at The Warehouse

Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious both in terms of limiting their carbon footprint

and in their interest in companies with a sustainable ethos

Retail giant The Warehouse Group is committed to operating in a sustainable manner with the aim to help its custom-ers live their lives the same way

The companyrsquos most recent commit-ment has been in energy management with the aim to minimise the amount of energy used across its operations from the electricity used in stores to the vehicles the company drives

As part of this initiative The Ware-house Group has worked with global energy management company Schnei-der Electric to install EV charging sta-tions at 24 of its store locations across the country

This isnrsquot the first time the company has been in touch with the EV charging stations

The Warehouse first identified the growth potential of the EV market in New Zealand two years ago installing two charging stations at its Auckland head office

The trial was so successful the busi-ness subsequently committed to offer-ing EV chargers at 24 of its stores across the nation

The Warehouse Grouprsquos former envi-ronmental initiatives head Greg Nelson says the company has a commitment to sustainability across the business He says the business saw the chargers

as an opportunity to encourage shoppers to consider an EV

ldquoWe knew the potential of EVs but we didnrsquot know how many of our customers would actually adopt them The convenience and accessibil-ity of the chargers being located at a place consumersrsquo visit often means having an EV isnrsquot a hindrancerdquo

Schneider Electric power solutions offer manager Adrian Duque agrees meeting consumer demand in this space is a key way to ensuring positive impacts on the environment for years to come

ldquoThe uptake in electric vehicles throughout New Zealand is continu-ing to rise so therersquos no better time for businesses to add to their value offer and provide Kiwis with the necessary technology to meet the continued uptakerdquo

After assessing the various options available for The Warehouse Group the companyrsquos energy efficiency engineer recommended the Schneider Electric EVlink Parking product

With Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Authority (EECA) funding towards 20 chargers The Warehouse Group began rolling out the Schneider Electric

EVlink Parking charging sta-tions which feature two Type 2 charging sockets providing 221kW of power

The locations of each charg-ing station were a key part of the overall strategy Nelson says they chose to install the chargers in stores based on levels of foot traffic but also selected stores outside main centres where no chargers were in place at the time These locations included Invercar-

gill Gore Oamaru New Plymouth and Tauranga

Nelson says he is exceptionally pleased with the uptake and response from customers

ldquoThe feedback has been over-whelmingly positive - wersquore really surprised by the consumer readiness to adopt electric vehicles across the country Itrsquos always fantastic to see ways which we can help our customers make more sustainable environmen-tally friendly decisions come to liferdquo

Duque says this is a fantastic exam-ple of a company leading the charge to a better future and environment for generations to come

ldquoWersquore really proud to have worked with The Warehouse Group in providing its customers the technology in a con-venient location to make their lives easier

ldquoThe company is a great example of leading the way in meeting the needs of electric vehicle drivers and I anticipate this will only continue to increase across other industries as the growth and inter-est in electric vehicles continuesrdquo

Schneider Electric EVlink Parking chargers are at The Warehouse stores in Bell Block (New Plymouth) Blen-heim Cambridge Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hastings Hawera Invercargill Masterton Motueka Napier Oamaru Petone Rangiora Rolleston Royal Oak (Auckland) Snells Beach (north Auck-land) Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Timaru and Whangarei

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Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink

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EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 11

NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

12 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

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Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

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225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

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530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

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X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

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Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

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BEV - Battery Electric VehiclePHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Drive EV 027 521 0429 | 07 378 0082stevedriveevconz

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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

Wellington

Cooper Auto Company Wellington

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Metro Christchurch03 348 5855chrisnmetrochchconz

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Dunedin

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

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330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

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Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV $115k 40 km + 600 km

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16 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

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Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

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WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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Delta AC Mini+ EV Charger

Proudly distributed by wwwyhienergyconz 0800 99 33 44

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

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NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

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Electric camper in automotive exhibitionA

prototype electric campervan developed by hire company Jucy and tested by two French students

on a five-month tour of New Zealand features in the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) exhibition Acceler-ate Driving New Zealand

Itrsquos at the Western Springs venue in Auckland for the next three months in the display of technology and in-novation which delves into the past present and future of New Zealandrsquos relationship with vehicles

The $35000 electric Nissan e-NV200 was converted in early 2018 into a cus-tom-built campervan by the companyrsquos manufacturing plant Jucy By Design in Helensville north-west Auckland

It was then trialled by French envi-ronmental students Heloise de Bokay and Solene Trinquet who travelled around New Zealand last year shar-ing their eco-adventures in their blog wwwnewsandlandcom their travels also featuring in EVtalk

The e-camper is included in a display which focuses on technology and in-novation in everything from electric and au-tonomous vehicles to those previously used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Queen Elizabeth

It also outlines the rise and fall of vehicle assembly in New Zealand and the relaxation of restric-tions on Japanese used imports

MOTAT events developer Rachel Bush says the exhibition which started its two-year run in June 2018 is about so much more than the vehicles them-selves

ldquoRather than just showcasing the vehicles we look at how it has affected the New Zealand driver Itrsquos more about future tech rather than highlighting an amazing Porsche

rdquoIt shows the change in New Zealand vehicle technology The key themes are in vehicle technology and innovationrdquo

Whatrsquos on display The plan is to keep vehicles rotating

in and out of the exhibition but there are several worth a special mention

First up is the Jucy electric camp-ervan made famous by the French students

Following the initial trial Jucy is working on extending the driving range of its EV fleet from 100km to 180+km per charge with plans to roll out five more EV campervans in 2019

ldquoThis EV campervan is a perfect example of the Kiwi innovation and ingenuity we like to highlight at Motatrdquo chief executive Michael Frawley says

Motatrsquos 1965 prototype version of the Trekka illustrates the only vehicle to be designed and mass produced in New

Zealand The Trekka skipped stringent tariffs

applied to other cars because 80 of its parts were locally sourced with about 2500 vehicles processed in two different models

ldquoThe government fostered assem-bly to create jobs It was sustainable because you could fit six cars in a caserdquo Motat public programmes co-ordinator

Mark Webster says One vehicle in the exhibition with a

real story behind it is the 1948 Daim-ler DE36 used to transport Queen Elizabeth II during her 1953-1954 New Zealand royal tour

However in 1955 the Daimlerrsquos life took a very different turn after it was converted into a hearse by funeral directors WH Tongue and Sons

Sir Edmund Hillaryrsquos Massey Fer-guson tractor that helped get food and supplies to the South Pole in January 1958 is also part of the exhibition

Industry support The automotive industry has been

hugely supportive of the exhibition with well-known names like the Giltrap Group and Rod Milner Motors getting involved

Giltrap Group lent Motat its former A1 GP racing car Black Beauty to put on

display for a time and also participated in a video explaining more about developments in the automotive industry

Meanwhile Dar-ren Milner son of Rod was involved in the production of a video for the exhibi-tion outlining how the accessible vehicles the company retrofits and imports can make a difference for disabled people

Bush says both the Giltraps and Milners have been very gener-

ous with their time and resources sup-porting the exhibition

Other interesting features of the exhibition include an augmented reality display that illustrates how an engine works while many of the vehicles are elevated so the underside of the cars can be seen

Visit wwwmotatorgnz for more information

The French students with Jucyrsquos EV camper

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NEWSTALK

Charge lsquon shop at The Warehouse

Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious both in terms of limiting their carbon footprint

and in their interest in companies with a sustainable ethos

Retail giant The Warehouse Group is committed to operating in a sustainable manner with the aim to help its custom-ers live their lives the same way

The companyrsquos most recent commit-ment has been in energy management with the aim to minimise the amount of energy used across its operations from the electricity used in stores to the vehicles the company drives

As part of this initiative The Ware-house Group has worked with global energy management company Schnei-der Electric to install EV charging sta-tions at 24 of its store locations across the country

This isnrsquot the first time the company has been in touch with the EV charging stations

The Warehouse first identified the growth potential of the EV market in New Zealand two years ago installing two charging stations at its Auckland head office

The trial was so successful the busi-ness subsequently committed to offer-ing EV chargers at 24 of its stores across the nation

The Warehouse Grouprsquos former envi-ronmental initiatives head Greg Nelson says the company has a commitment to sustainability across the business He says the business saw the chargers

as an opportunity to encourage shoppers to consider an EV

ldquoWe knew the potential of EVs but we didnrsquot know how many of our customers would actually adopt them The convenience and accessibil-ity of the chargers being located at a place consumersrsquo visit often means having an EV isnrsquot a hindrancerdquo

Schneider Electric power solutions offer manager Adrian Duque agrees meeting consumer demand in this space is a key way to ensuring positive impacts on the environment for years to come

ldquoThe uptake in electric vehicles throughout New Zealand is continu-ing to rise so therersquos no better time for businesses to add to their value offer and provide Kiwis with the necessary technology to meet the continued uptakerdquo

After assessing the various options available for The Warehouse Group the companyrsquos energy efficiency engineer recommended the Schneider Electric EVlink Parking product

With Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Authority (EECA) funding towards 20 chargers The Warehouse Group began rolling out the Schneider Electric

EVlink Parking charging sta-tions which feature two Type 2 charging sockets providing 221kW of power

The locations of each charg-ing station were a key part of the overall strategy Nelson says they chose to install the chargers in stores based on levels of foot traffic but also selected stores outside main centres where no chargers were in place at the time These locations included Invercar-

gill Gore Oamaru New Plymouth and Tauranga

Nelson says he is exceptionally pleased with the uptake and response from customers

ldquoThe feedback has been over-whelmingly positive - wersquore really surprised by the consumer readiness to adopt electric vehicles across the country Itrsquos always fantastic to see ways which we can help our customers make more sustainable environmen-tally friendly decisions come to liferdquo

Duque says this is a fantastic exam-ple of a company leading the charge to a better future and environment for generations to come

ldquoWersquore really proud to have worked with The Warehouse Group in providing its customers the technology in a con-venient location to make their lives easier

ldquoThe company is a great example of leading the way in meeting the needs of electric vehicle drivers and I anticipate this will only continue to increase across other industries as the growth and inter-est in electric vehicles continuesrdquo

Schneider Electric EVlink Parking chargers are at The Warehouse stores in Bell Block (New Plymouth) Blen-heim Cambridge Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hastings Hawera Invercargill Masterton Motueka Napier Oamaru Petone Rangiora Rolleston Royal Oak (Auckland) Snells Beach (north Auck-land) Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Timaru and Whangarei

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Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink

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NEWSTALK

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EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 11

NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

12 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

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530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $177800 20 km + 750 km

Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $134900 44 km + 600 km

XC60 T8 PHEV $94900 40 km + 600 km

BEV - Battery Electric VehiclePHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 13

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Auckland

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Auckland

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Auckland

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Auckland

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Drive EV 027 521 0429 | 07 378 0082stevedriveevconz

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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

Wellington

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Kona BEV $70k - $74k 400 km

Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

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B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

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Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

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i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

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PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

14 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

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16 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

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Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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Charge lsquon shop at The Warehouse

Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious both in terms of limiting their carbon footprint

and in their interest in companies with a sustainable ethos

Retail giant The Warehouse Group is committed to operating in a sustainable manner with the aim to help its custom-ers live their lives the same way

The companyrsquos most recent commit-ment has been in energy management with the aim to minimise the amount of energy used across its operations from the electricity used in stores to the vehicles the company drives

As part of this initiative The Ware-house Group has worked with global energy management company Schnei-der Electric to install EV charging sta-tions at 24 of its store locations across the country

This isnrsquot the first time the company has been in touch with the EV charging stations

The Warehouse first identified the growth potential of the EV market in New Zealand two years ago installing two charging stations at its Auckland head office

The trial was so successful the busi-ness subsequently committed to offer-ing EV chargers at 24 of its stores across the nation

The Warehouse Grouprsquos former envi-ronmental initiatives head Greg Nelson says the company has a commitment to sustainability across the business He says the business saw the chargers

as an opportunity to encourage shoppers to consider an EV

ldquoWe knew the potential of EVs but we didnrsquot know how many of our customers would actually adopt them The convenience and accessibil-ity of the chargers being located at a place consumersrsquo visit often means having an EV isnrsquot a hindrancerdquo

Schneider Electric power solutions offer manager Adrian Duque agrees meeting consumer demand in this space is a key way to ensuring positive impacts on the environment for years to come

ldquoThe uptake in electric vehicles throughout New Zealand is continu-ing to rise so therersquos no better time for businesses to add to their value offer and provide Kiwis with the necessary technology to meet the continued uptakerdquo

After assessing the various options available for The Warehouse Group the companyrsquos energy efficiency engineer recommended the Schneider Electric EVlink Parking product

With Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Authority (EECA) funding towards 20 chargers The Warehouse Group began rolling out the Schneider Electric

EVlink Parking charging sta-tions which feature two Type 2 charging sockets providing 221kW of power

The locations of each charg-ing station were a key part of the overall strategy Nelson says they chose to install the chargers in stores based on levels of foot traffic but also selected stores outside main centres where no chargers were in place at the time These locations included Invercar-

gill Gore Oamaru New Plymouth and Tauranga

Nelson says he is exceptionally pleased with the uptake and response from customers

ldquoThe feedback has been over-whelmingly positive - wersquore really surprised by the consumer readiness to adopt electric vehicles across the country Itrsquos always fantastic to see ways which we can help our customers make more sustainable environmen-tally friendly decisions come to liferdquo

Duque says this is a fantastic exam-ple of a company leading the charge to a better future and environment for generations to come

ldquoWersquore really proud to have worked with The Warehouse Group in providing its customers the technology in a con-venient location to make their lives easier

ldquoThe company is a great example of leading the way in meeting the needs of electric vehicle drivers and I anticipate this will only continue to increase across other industries as the growth and inter-est in electric vehicles continuesrdquo

Schneider Electric EVlink Parking chargers are at The Warehouse stores in Bell Block (New Plymouth) Blen-heim Cambridge Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hastings Hawera Invercargill Masterton Motueka Napier Oamaru Petone Rangiora Rolleston Royal Oak (Auckland) Snells Beach (north Auck-land) Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Timaru and Whangarei

EVs at The Warehouse

Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink

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EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

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NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

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They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

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PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $177800 20 km + 750 km

Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $134900 44 km + 600 km

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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Hyundai Ioniq BEV $45k - $55k 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $50k - $66k 220 km

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Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

Kia Soul EV BEV $30k 150 km

Mercedes Benz B250 e BEV $44k - $47k 140 km

Mitsubishi i-Miev BEV $13k - $14k 100 km

B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

Nissan LEAF Generation 1 BEV $85k - $16k 120 km

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LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

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GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

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Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Balclutha

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Alexandra

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Pakowai

Havelock North

Waiouru

Auckland amp Auckland Airport

MangereNew Lynn

Manukau

Grafton amp Greenlane

K Road

Mt Eden

Civic Car Park amp Victoria St

Newmarket

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Takanini

Thames

Hikuai

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Whitianga

Cooks Beach

Waiuku Pukekohe

Hampton Downs

Tairua

Henderson

Waimauku

Piha

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Waiwera

Newton

Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

Snells Beach

Orewa

Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

Mangawhai Wellsford

Matauri Bay

Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

amp Mt Maunganui

Te Kauwhata

Huntly

Raglan

Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui

Te Rapa

Akaroa

Pigeon BayLyttleton

Tekapo

Kumeu

Halswell

Geraldine

Waipukurau

Woodville

Kaitaia

Taipa Beach

Kerikeri

Hawera

Levin

Dannevirke

Hokitika

Ranfurly

Winton

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Whanarua Bay

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Amberley

Wharekauhau

Stratford

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Waipara

Reefton

Westport

Franz Josef

Fox Glacier

Haast

Kaiwaka

Warkworth

Matakohe

Waiomu

Waihi

Dunedin

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Waitakaruru amp Kopu

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Atiamuri

Reporoa

Murupara

Spring

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Kaikohe

Te Araroa

Tongariro

Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

Ohaupo

Hamilton

Morrinsville

Cambridge

Matamata

Tokoroa Rotorua

Upper Hutt

Carterton

Havelock

Picton

Stanley Brook

Christchurch amp Burnside

Rolleston

Riccarton

Haruru Falls

Russell

Pukenui

Coopers Beach

Rototuna

Claudelands

Whakapapa

Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

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Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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NEWSTALK

Charge lsquon shop at The Warehouse

Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious both in terms of limiting their carbon footprint

and in their interest in companies with a sustainable ethos

Retail giant The Warehouse Group is committed to operating in a sustainable manner with the aim to help its custom-ers live their lives the same way

The companyrsquos most recent commit-ment has been in energy management with the aim to minimise the amount of energy used across its operations from the electricity used in stores to the vehicles the company drives

As part of this initiative The Ware-house Group has worked with global energy management company Schnei-der Electric to install EV charging sta-tions at 24 of its store locations across the country

This isnrsquot the first time the company has been in touch with the EV charging stations

The Warehouse first identified the growth potential of the EV market in New Zealand two years ago installing two charging stations at its Auckland head office

The trial was so successful the busi-ness subsequently committed to offer-ing EV chargers at 24 of its stores across the nation

The Warehouse Grouprsquos former envi-ronmental initiatives head Greg Nelson says the company has a commitment to sustainability across the business He says the business saw the chargers

as an opportunity to encourage shoppers to consider an EV

ldquoWe knew the potential of EVs but we didnrsquot know how many of our customers would actually adopt them The convenience and accessibil-ity of the chargers being located at a place consumersrsquo visit often means having an EV isnrsquot a hindrancerdquo

Schneider Electric power solutions offer manager Adrian Duque agrees meeting consumer demand in this space is a key way to ensuring positive impacts on the environment for years to come

ldquoThe uptake in electric vehicles throughout New Zealand is continu-ing to rise so therersquos no better time for businesses to add to their value offer and provide Kiwis with the necessary technology to meet the continued uptakerdquo

After assessing the various options available for The Warehouse Group the companyrsquos energy efficiency engineer recommended the Schneider Electric EVlink Parking product

With Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Authority (EECA) funding towards 20 chargers The Warehouse Group began rolling out the Schneider Electric

EVlink Parking charging sta-tions which feature two Type 2 charging sockets providing 221kW of power

The locations of each charg-ing station were a key part of the overall strategy Nelson says they chose to install the chargers in stores based on levels of foot traffic but also selected stores outside main centres where no chargers were in place at the time These locations included Invercar-

gill Gore Oamaru New Plymouth and Tauranga

Nelson says he is exceptionally pleased with the uptake and response from customers

ldquoThe feedback has been over-whelmingly positive - wersquore really surprised by the consumer readiness to adopt electric vehicles across the country Itrsquos always fantastic to see ways which we can help our customers make more sustainable environmen-tally friendly decisions come to liferdquo

Duque says this is a fantastic exam-ple of a company leading the charge to a better future and environment for generations to come

ldquoWersquore really proud to have worked with The Warehouse Group in providing its customers the technology in a con-venient location to make their lives easier

ldquoThe company is a great example of leading the way in meeting the needs of electric vehicle drivers and I anticipate this will only continue to increase across other industries as the growth and inter-est in electric vehicles continuesrdquo

Schneider Electric EVlink Parking chargers are at The Warehouse stores in Bell Block (New Plymouth) Blen-heim Cambridge Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hastings Hawera Invercargill Masterton Motueka Napier Oamaru Petone Rangiora Rolleston Royal Oak (Auckland) Snells Beach (north Auck-land) Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Timaru and Whangarei

EVs at The Warehouse

Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 9

NEWSTALK

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10 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 11

NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

12 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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NEW EV CAR TYPES

MAKE MODEL TYPEPRICING RRP est

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

i3s BEV $84300 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

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Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $134900 44 km + 600 km

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BEV - Battery Electric VehiclePHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Harwood Cars | 027 492 2218 wwwharwoodcarscom

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Auckland City Electric Vehicles0800 248 9387 | wwwacevconz

Auckland

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Farmer Auto Village 07 578 6017infofarmerautovillageconz

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Sheaff Vehicles | 07 575 6722mikesheaffconz

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Drive EV 027 521 0429 | 07 378 0082stevedriveevconz

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EV Central Taupo

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GVI Electric 0800 525 5885 | wwwgvielectrickiwi

Lower Hutt

Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

Wellington

Cooper Auto Company Wellington

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HVS Motors TimaruEV City | 03 972 5505contactevcitykiwi

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Metro Christchurch03 348 5855chrisnmetrochchconz

Christchurch

Hopmans QEII Quality Cars Christchurch

Stadium Cars ChristchurchAuto Court | 03 455 3000infoautocourtnetnz

Dunedin

DK Motors Dunedin

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Mitsubishi i-Miev BEV $13k - $14k 100 km

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LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

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Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

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PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

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Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

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UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Blenheim

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Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

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NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

12 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

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They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

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Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

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Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

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Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

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225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $177800 20 km + 750 km

Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

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Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

Kia Soul EV BEV $30k 150 km

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B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

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LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

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Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV $115k 40 km + 600 km

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Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

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Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

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Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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10 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

EV experience for staffA

hands-on electric vehicle experi-ence provided for nearly 40 Trade Me Motors staff in Auckland can be

extended to other businesses if requiredAll the Trade Me Motors staff involved

were impressed with the acceleration qui-etness and other EV attributes after driving or riding in a Tesla Model S and two Nissan Leafs supplied by GVI Electric

And most are now considering mak-ing their next personal vehicle an EV as a result

Trade Me Motors head Alan Clark is also investigating switching the compa-nyrsquos fleet to EVs over the next few years once the present cars are phased out

Clark says staff sometimes drive 300-500km a day so would need an EV which has good range He wouldnrsquot mind an EV himself either

The EV education session was organ-ised as part of Trade Me Motorsrsquo month-

ly get-together to learn more about aspects of the automotive industry

GVI Electric representatives Hayden Johnston and Russell Bowden say they provide ride and drive sessions at ldquoany opportunityrdquo to educate people about EVs so are available on request from other businesses too

ldquoOnce you get people in them they realise the advan-tages ndash theyrsquore fast smooth and quiet and I tell them theyrsquoll never have to pay for gas againrdquo Johnston says

Trade Me Motors staff like Ange Humble learned more about EVs during the session ldquoThe GVI guys dispelled all the myths I had about EVsrdquo she says

Although shersquod been in a Leaf before it was her first time in a Tesla ldquoItrsquos surprisingly quickrdquo Humble says She drives about 40km daily and learned she save about $2750 annually in fuel paying just $7 a week for electricity to charge the car

ldquoEven though I donrsquot have an EV yet Irsquom having a charger put in my garage to future proof the houserdquo Humble says

She also found the Tesla ride very quiet and comfortable saying its long range also provides a sense of security ldquoI would like to buy a Tesla although theyrsquore a bit pricey at the momentrdquo

Upfront cost and range were un-certainties for some Trade Me Motors staff but they expect both will im-prove as a wider range of EVs become available

Trade Me Motors dealer supportrsquos Kathryn Dunbar says she was surprised to learn EVs like older Nissan Leafs

could be bought for under $10000 It was her first time in an EV and she says the Tesla ride was quiet smooth and she also likes the fact EVs are environ-mentally friendly

Kim Sokolich and Matt Neems tried out a 2018 Nissan Leaf and gave it the thumbs up Neems says hersquos a ldquoute guyrdquo as he needs something to tow racing cars and hasnrsquot heard of any electric utes available yet to do the job

Sokolich says the car went much faster than he initially thought although he noticed it was slightly slower in eco mode

Alan Clark left and Hayden Johnston

Ange Humble and Russell Bowden

Trade Me Motorsrsquo Michael Yip left and Sue Anderson with Russell Bowden

Continued on page 11

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 11

NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

12 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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NEW EV CAR TYPES

MAKE MODEL TYPEPRICING RRP est

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

i3s BEV $84300 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $177800 20 km + 750 km

Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $134900 44 km + 600 km

XC60 T8 PHEV $94900 40 km + 600 km

BEV - Battery Electric VehiclePHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 13

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NAME CITY

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Auckland

GVI Electric 09 216 7106 | evgvikiwi

Auckland

Harwood Cars | 027 492 2218 wwwharwoodcarscom

Auckland

Auckland City Electric Vehicles0800 248 9387 | wwwacevconz

Auckland

Wholesale Autos Auckland

Volt Vehicles Auckland

Plug N Drive New Zealand Auckland

Farmer Auto Village 07 578 6017infofarmerautovillageconz

Tauranga

Sheaff Vehicles | 07 575 6722mikesheaffconz

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Drive EV 027 521 0429 | 07 378 0082stevedriveevconz

Taupo

EV Central Taupo

The Car Man New Plymouth

GVI Electric 0800 525 5885 | wwwgvielectrickiwi

Lower Hutt

Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

Wellington

Cooper Auto Company Wellington

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The Car Company Nelson Nelson

EV Direct Imports Blenheim

HVS Motors TimaruEV City | 03 972 5505contactevcitykiwi

Christchurch

Metro Christchurch03 348 5855chrisnmetrochchconz

Christchurch

Hopmans QEII Quality Cars Christchurch

Stadium Cars ChristchurchAuto Court | 03 455 3000infoautocourtnetnz

Dunedin

DK Motors Dunedin

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USED EV CAR TYPES

MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

i3 - 33 kWh BEV $50k - $78k 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $45k - $55k 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $50k - $66k 220 km

Kona BEV $70k - $74k 400 km

Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

Kia Soul EV BEV $30k 150 km

Mercedes Benz B250 e BEV $44k - $47k 140 km

Mitsubishi i-Miev BEV $13k - $14k 100 km

B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

Nissan LEAF Generation 1 BEV $85k - $16k 120 km

LEAF Gen 2 - 24 kWh BEV $13k - $34k 135 km

LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

E350 e PHEV $120k 30 km + 600 km

S500 e PHEV $96k 30 km + 700 km

Mini Countryman Cooper SE PHEV $68k 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV $115k 40 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $115k 44 km + 600 kmBEV - Battery Electric Vehicle

PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

14 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

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16 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 11

NEWSTALK

MITO launches EV training programme

Qualified automotive technicians across New Zealand can soon upskill with a new qualification

that focuses on the safe inspec-tion servicing and repair of electric vehicles (EVs)

The industry training or-ganisation for the automotive industry MITO has worked with industry representatives to develop the qualification the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) which qualified technicians will soon be able to enrol in through MITO

ldquoItrsquos a significant milestone for the industryrdquo MITO chief executive Janet Lane says

ldquoMITO has been at the forefront de-veloping this qualification to provide the national network of automotive servicing businesses the critical ability to upskill on electric vehicles thereby supporting the human infrastructure required to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles right across New Zealandrdquo

Funding was received from the

Governmentrsquos Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority (EECA) in January 2018 for the development of the qualification framework

ldquoThis has enabled us to conduct international research into the qualification design content structure and delivery models in order to understand and capitalise on the experi-ences of other countries and

how this could best be applied to New Zealandrdquo Lane says

ldquoThe new qualification will allow automotive businesses to respond to an increasingly rapid pace of change - a strategy necessary for strong sus-tainable and balanced growth of the automotive industry And it will en-able consumers to have choice when purchasing service and repair services for their EVrdquo

The training programme includes a mix of practical training and assess-ment undertaken during specific train-ing courses and delivered by an external training provider and eLearning where

technicians can complete theory ele-ments of the programme in their own time and at their own pace

Online learning resources including videos and online theory assessments can be easily accessed at any time and from any device ndash mobile phone tablet or PC

The Level 5 programme is made up of 70 credits and is expected to take 11 months to complete Technicians enter-ing this programme must have complet-ed an Automotive Engineering qualifica-

tion at Level 4 or provide evidence of equivalent skills and knowledge

Automotive technicians wishing to enrol in MITOrsquos training programme can register their interest at mitonzev or visit wwwmitoorgnz for more information

Janet Lane

as regenerative braking and coasting kicked in ldquoWithout eco it just fliesrdquo He will consider an EV for his next car

Jordon Legros was surprised how smooth her ride in a 2017 Nissan Leaf was with GVIrsquos Kate Almestica ldquoItrsquos quite fastrdquo Legros says after driving it

for about 15 minutes ldquoIrsquove not driven an EV beforerdquo Legros might get a hybrid first though mainly because of range anxiety

Michael Yip from Trade Me Mo-tors says he was very impressed with the smoothness and pick-up of EVs having never driven one before

Although he has some concerns about range and battery life Yip says he would think about getting an EV

Sue Anderson also liked the EV drive and would consider one for her next car ldquoIrsquod like to see the government get behind it with incentivesrdquo

Russell Bowden from GVI says many he took for rides in the Tesla Model S wanted to

know how much a Tesla cost ldquoI also had a lot of questions around

owning and driving an EVrdquoHe says getting people to try the

EVs allows them to see the practicali-ties of getting an electric car

ldquoWe do a few workshops like this a year and see this as an opportunity to educate peoplerdquo Matt Neems left and Kim Sokolich

Kate Almestica left and Jordan Legros

Continued from page 10

12 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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MAKE MODEL TYPEPRICING RRP est

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BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

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Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

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Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

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MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

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Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

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S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

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16 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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February 19 Beca 21 Pitt St Auckland An expert panel examines how these new modes of transport could significantly change the way we move within urban environments Register at wwwITSNZorg

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

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Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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NEWSTALK

They will establish a fund to undertake compre-hensive GPS-driven fleet utilisation reviews pro-viding data for clients to streamline their fleets and convert to low emission vehicles The project will support large scale charg-ing infrastructure installa-tion

Real Journeys has $167254 to help start tran-sitioning its fleet through procurement of two Hyun-dai Konas and the installa-tion of EV charging stations at Te Anau Queenstown and Manapouri

Pit Stop will purchase a fleet of electric courtesy

vehicles for clients and set up dedicated EV service bays at four Christch-urch workshops using its $1215150

It will also establish a mobile EV flat battery service

YMCA Invercargill will procure two second-hand EVs and one charger for its corporate fleet using $18000 from the fund

The EVs will help deliver programmes for about 500 young people annually

Visit wwweecagovtnzfunding-and-supportlow-emission-vehicles-contestable-fund for more information

31 projects approved in low emissions roundContinued from page 4

other countries donrsquot want as the nation is among the few developed countries without vehicle emission standards

Transport is New Zealandrsquos second largest source of green-house gas (GHG) emissions contributing nearly 20 of gross emissions (and about one third of long-lived GHG emissions) the report says

ldquoNew Zealandrsquos transport system is dominated by private road transport Compared to other developed countries vehicle ownership rates are high public transport use is low and the vehicle fleet is old with poor fuel economy

ldquoRapid population growth and a decline in prices for fossil-fuel vehicles have caused the vehicle fleet to greatly expand New Zealandrsquos transport emis-sions have risen more than any other emissions source since 1990rdquo

Adoption of EVs represents the most significant opportunity to reduce transport emissions in New Zealand the

commission notesHowever upfront cost and

range remain a barrier for many according to the commission although a variety of cheaper models with bigger range are be-coming available

The Government should pursue a mix of policies that

provides even-handed support for new technologies the commission says

The pressure is on for the Govern-ment to front up with something as EV advocacy group Drive Electric wants the Government to more clearly signal its EV intentions

Therersquos little hope of reaching the goal of 64000 EVs by 2021 set by the previous government without some additional political will Drive Electric chairman Mark Gilbert says

ldquoWersquove got to get clear insights of what the policy incentives are going to be and when they will be appliedrdquo

Importers like GVIrsquos Hayden

Johnston caution that the Government should announce and introduce any EV incentives in one go rather than announcing moves for implementation at a later date delaying introduction for three months for example

ldquoOtherwise everyone is likely to stop buying EVs until the incentives are in forcerdquo

Other measures are being taken by the Government to help

It launched a $100 million Green Fund late last year to help businesses reduce emissions under a new entity Green Investment Finance Ltd

Early this year the Government con-firmed it aims to switch its fleet to zero emissions by 2026

So therersquos a strong possibility EV incentives and national emission stand-ards could be released around the same time

EV incentives on the way

Julie Anne Genter

Continued from page 1

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Kona BEV $73990 400 km

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Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

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Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

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LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

E350 e PHEV $120k 30 km + 600 km

S500 e PHEV $96k 30 km + 700 km

Mini Countryman Cooper SE PHEV $68k 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

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Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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$491$415$282

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Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

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$696$532$518

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$646$649$671

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AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

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AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

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$641$629$639

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Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

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Archibald Motors Kaitaia

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Saunders Mitsubishi Thames

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Piako Mitsubishi Rotorua

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Houston Mitsubishi Nelson

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Caroline Mitsubishi Timaru

Stephen Duff Motors Dunedin

Balclutha Mitsubishi Balclutha

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MAKE MODEL TYPEPRICING RRP est

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km

i3s BEV $84300 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $59990 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km

Kona BEV $73990 400 km

Kona Elite BEV $79990 400 km

LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $68990 300 kmKangoo van BEV $74990 160 km

Tesla Model S 100 kWh BEV $161820 540 km

Model X 100 kWh BEV $17120 475 km

Volkswagen e-Golf BEV $61990 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

PHEV $69900 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $158400 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 - Range Extender PHEV $84500 200 km + 130 km

i3s - REX PHEV $91900 200 km + 130 km

i8 PHEV $281200 37 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Coupe PHEV $286200 55 km + 400 km

i8 2018 Roadster PHEV $309900 53 km + 400 km

225xe PHEV $69800 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $91600 40 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $136400 50 km + 600 km

740e PHEV $202700 48 km + 550 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $152700 30 km + 800 km

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in PHEV $53990 63 km + 1040 km

Ioniq Plug-in Elite PHEV $59990 63 km + 1040 km

Kia Niro PHEV $55990 55 km + 850 km

Mini Countryman PHEV $59900 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $55990 50 km + 500 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $96400 31 km + 700 km

C350 e Estate PHEV $99400 31 km + 700 km

E350 e Sedan PHEV $143500 30 km + 600 km

GLE500 e PHEV $149900 30 km + 700 km

S500 e PHEV $255000 30 km + 700 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $177800 20 km + 750 km

Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid

PHEV $428400 30 km + 750 km

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV $48490 50 km + 1000 km

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV $125900 34 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $134900 44 km + 600 km

XC60 T8 PHEV $94900 40 km + 600 km

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EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 13

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NAME CITY

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Auckland

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Auckland

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Auckland

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Auckland

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Tauranga

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Mt Maunganui

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Taupo

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Lower Hutt

Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz

Wellington

Cooper Auto Company Wellington

Gazley Wellington

The Car Company Nelson Nelson

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HVS Motors TimaruEV City | 03 972 5505contactevcitykiwi

Christchurch

Metro Christchurch03 348 5855chrisnmetrochchconz

Christchurch

Hopmans QEII Quality Cars Christchurch

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Dunedin

DK Motors Dunedin

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USED EV CAR TYPES

MAKE MODEL TYPE PRICING RRP EST

APPROX RANGE KMS

BMW i3 - 22 kWh BEV $35k - $45k 120 km

i3 - 33 kWh BEV $50k - $78k 200 km

Hyundai Ioniq BEV $45k - $55k 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $50k - $66k 220 km

Kona BEV $70k - $74k 400 km

Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

Kia Soul EV BEV $30k 150 km

Mercedes Benz B250 e BEV $44k - $47k 140 km

Mitsubishi i-Miev BEV $13k - $14k 100 km

B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

Nissan LEAF Generation 1 BEV $85k - $16k 120 km

LEAF Gen 2 - 24 kWh BEV $13k - $34k 135 km

LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

Renault Zoe 40 kWh BEV $36k - $49k 300 km

Kangoo ZE Van BEV $45k - $46k 160 km

Smart Fortwo BEV $20k 100 km

Tesla S P85D BEV $95k 330 km

S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

X 75D BEV $109k 340 km

X 90D BEV $139k 410 km

X 100D BEV $149k 480 km

X P100D BEV $230k 460 km

Volkswagon e-Golf - 24kWh BEV $40k 140 km

e-Golf - 36kWh BEV $62k - $68k 220 km

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron PHEV $41k - $50k 45 km + 600 km

Q7 e-tron PHEV $125k 54 km + 800 km

BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

E350 e PHEV $120k 30 km + 600 km

S500 e PHEV $96k 30 km + 700 km

Mini Countryman Cooper SE PHEV $68k 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV $115k 40 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $115k 44 km + 600 kmBEV - Battery Electric Vehicle

PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

14 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

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16 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

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BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

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Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

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Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Hyundai Ioniq BEV $45k - $55k 220 km

Ioniq Elite BEV $50k - $66k 220 km

Kona BEV $70k - $74k 400 km

Jaguar I-Pace BEV $180k 380 km

Kia Soul EV BEV $30k 150 km

Mercedes Benz B250 e BEV $44k - $47k 140 km

Mitsubishi i-Miev BEV $13k - $14k 100 km

B-Miev Van BEV $18k 100 km

Nissan LEAF Generation 1 BEV $85k - $16k 120 km

LEAF Gen 2 - 24 kWh BEV $13k - $34k 135 km

LEAF Gen 2 - 30 kWh BEV $25k - $36k 180 km

LEAF ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km

e-NV200 - 24 kWh BEV $29k 140 km

e-NV200 - 40 kWh BEV $60k 200 km

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S 90D BEV $145k 420 km

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BMW i3 REX - 22 kWh PHEV $33k - $50k 120 km + 120 km

i3 REX - 33 kWh PHEV $52k - $59k 200 km + 120 km

225xe PHEV $50k 41 km + 550 km

330e PHEV $50k - $76k 37 km + 550 km

530e PHEV $140k 50 km + 600 km

X5 xDrive40e PHEV $140k 30 km + 800 km

i8 PHEV $119k - $140k 37 km + 400 km

Hyundai Ioniq PHEV $46 63 km + 1040 km

Mercedes Benz C350 e Sedan PHEV $63k - $75k 31 km + 700 km

GLE500 PHEV $130k 30 km + 700 km

E350 e PHEV $120k 30 km + 600 km

S500 e PHEV $96k 30 km + 700 km

Mini Countryman Cooper SE PHEV $68k 30km + 500 km

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV $285k - $56k 50 km + 500 km

Porsche Cayenne S e-hybrid PHEV $129k 20 km + 750 km

Toyota Plug-in Prius PHEV $17k - $23k 26 km + 800 km

Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV $115k 40 km + 600 km

XC90 T8 PHEV $115k 44 km + 600 kmBEV - Battery Electric Vehicle

PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

14 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

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16 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

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BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

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Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

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Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

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Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

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Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

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Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

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Te Kauwhata

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Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

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Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

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Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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MICRO EVS

16 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

Lime likely to stay

Lime electric scooters may be stay-ing in Christchurch and could be boosted from 700 to 1000 on the

cityrsquos streetsFollowing Aucklandrsquos move the

Christchurch City Council is consider-ing extending the Lime trial for another year with a recommendation to that effect from staff who established a ref-erence group to raise qualitative issues and gather feedback

An online survey with more than 8000 responses was held with more than half (54) reported using a Lime e-scooter in Christchurch

The matter is due to be considered by the councilrsquos infrastructure transport and environment committee on February 13

More than 400000 Lime e-scooter trips have been taken by at least 100000 people in Christchurch Most trips are less than 10 minutes and are concentrated in the central city and around Hagley Park a committee report says

Staff are recommending that trad-ing permits continue to be issued for e-scooters under the Public Places Bylaw 2018 and Trading and Events in Public Places Policy 2018 and that a permit be issued to Lime Technology for another 12 months

A wide range of feedback has come since the trial began in Christchurch on October 15 2018 with about 93 of us-ers asking for e-scooters to remain

The trials in Christchurch and Auck-land and Limersquos recent roll-out to other locations have gained significant media and public attention the report says

From the councilrsquos e-scooter survey 75 of the respondents think that the e-scooter trial has had a positive or very positive effect on the city

A similar number (74) of respond-ents felt that e-scooter share companies should probably or definitely be allowed to operate in Christchurch after the trial possibly opening the door to other e-scooter ride share operators

People who used the e-scooters were much more likely to view them positively and feel more comfortable sharing space with the scooters on the footpath and other public spaces the report adds

A random but representative survey sample of Christchurch and Auckland residents was also undertaken

Auckland residents are more mixed towards the impact of shared e-scooters on the city while Christchurch residents are more positive overall

This may reflect differences in implementation andor supportive infrastructure provision in the two cities the committee report notes

While Lime has been charged for the cost of trading permit dur-ing the Christchurch trial it could have to pay an $8625 annual fee for each e-scooter operated there

Staff are suggesting a citywide limit of 1600 e-scooters to avoid saturation

The Christchurch report finds that each e-scooter is used about seven times daily on average

In the survey most people report rid-ing them on footpaths although shared paths and cycleways are often stated as the preferred locations for riding them

Most riders use them for fun and rec-reation (55) as well as for getting to or from hospitality locations or other social activities (367)

About 40 of users (3872) reported that they would have walked had the scooters not been available on their most recent trip Nearly a third of users (31) reported that they would have taken a motor vehicle (car driverpas-senger or taxiUber)

Expecting micro-mobility services to grow staff are developing a draft policy to provide clarity about the use of e-scooters and similar business models in the context of the councilrsquos bylaw other policies and permitting process and will report back to the committee with the draft policy during the next few months

Some controversy has surrounded the use of e-scooters generally

The councilrsquos contact centre received a number of complaints about usersrsquo behaviour on Lime e-scooters How-ever most complaints were about riders violating Limersquos customer rules (helmet use riders under 18 etc) or transport rules (enforced by police) rather than

breaches of their trading permit The reference group noted that Lime

was relatively ineffective in enforcing its own user agreement conditions (such as age limits or number of users)

From the online survey 18 of users reported allowing someone under the age of 18 to operate their e-scooter and 27 of people reported having been on a scooter with more than one person on it

Lime has been asked to provide in-formation about its safety maintenance and inspection procedures

One glitch has caused some Lime scooters to brake randomly but that hasnrsquot stopped general praise from riders

Lime e-scooters will be rolled out in Dunedin Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt with Hamilton Tauranga Wellington and Queenstown also expected to get them

The e-scooters can reach 27kmh and are rented using an app for $1 plus 30 cents per minute (about $18 an hour) and can be left anywhere within a defined area

Christchurch councillors will con-sider the reportrsquos recommendations on February 13 before making a decision at a later date

One report discussion notes that small vehicles (like e-scooters) that travel 15-25kmh are far more suitable for separated cycle lanes and shared paths than footpaths

While there have been calls nationally for a speed restriction on e-scooters some reports note difficulty in enforcing and imposing any set limits

See P19 for more on micromobility

Electric scooters

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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February 19 Beca 21 Pitt St Auckland An expert panel examines how these new modes of transport could significantly change the way we move within urban environments Register at wwwITSNZorg

BY SIMON MCMANUS EXECUTIVE OFFICER INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS NEW ZEALAND INC

Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

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Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

Page 17: NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND … · reliable EV battery condition test and an EV charging infrastructure test. VTNZ will test batteries reliability and affordability,

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automationA

utonomous vehicles (AVs) are already up and running in New Zealandrsquos horticultural industry

An AV kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packer are among offer-ings from Tauranga-based Robotics Plus Ltd which makes machinery for automatically picking and sorting fruit

The company emerged from the need to solve growing challenges in the primary industry globally These include labour shortages sustainability for grow-ers pollination gaps and yield security

During the early days of GroPlus the first of the Plus Group companies Steve Saunders had a vision of sustain-ability ndash decades before this concept became mainstream He recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the hor-ticulture industry yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers

This service-driven business model is alive and well today with new busi-ness development still tied to improv-ing the grower experience and their yield security

These values drive the Plus Group of Companies to continue to operate with a common purpose that connects the group together and gives a clear point of difference to customers

Steve Saunderrsquos vision and indus-try knowledge collided with technical know-how when he met the then PhD candidate Alistair Scarfe

Their collective aim was to develop technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry

Three key outcomes emerged from this capability building period

One is a kiwifruit harvester inde-pendently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

A quad bike-based kiwifruit pol-lination system called QuadDuster that demonstrated the benefits of even assistive technologies but more importantly it validated the vision of a ldquoservice modelrdquo approach to technol-

ogy deploymentAlistair Scarfersquos completed PhD in

Industrial Automation helped solidify the technological basis of Robotic Plus Ltdrsquos approach

With this footing Robotics Plus Ltd (RPL) was established as a start-up com-pany focused on developing mechanisa-tion automation robotics and sensor (MARS) technologies for horticulture and other primary industries

ldquoWe employ a modern techno-logical approach to automation using advanced computer-based design embedded control systems and mod-ern manufacturing processes that have enabled us to develop several world-

first technologies and deliver efficient solutions across a range of engineer-ing disciplinesrdquo the company says

ldquoOur teamrsquos multidisciplinary back-ground enables us to address complete systems not just individual sections We integrate the best technological solu-tions based on merit

ldquoAlthough off-the-shelf compo-nents are used where possible many components or systems are either too costly or not quite right for optimising performance

We often develop our own arms and control systems to ensure we can meet all specifications whether its speed size cost or other metric to ensure we can meet end-user requirements

ldquoBy incorporating technology with strong end-user engagement and input RPL strives to create solutions tailored for the end-user not what an engineer thinks an end-user might want This is what sets us apartrdquo

During the first five years of the start-up phase RPLrsquos core strategic focus and

function was directed at research and development of an autonomous kiwifruit harvester and a robotic apple packing cell building internal capability and stra-tegic relationships as well as investigating market and customer requirements

ldquoWhat emerged is an approach to business that provides access to our cutting-edge technological through contract service so our customers do not have to buy complete systems and get the most up-to-date versions on the marketrdquo says the company

ldquoWe live in a growing world where it is becoming harder to supply healthy food options like fresh produce to people globally and keep maintain a competitive price point against pro-cessed alternatives Robotics can help the sustainable future of fresh producerdquo

RPL can deliver products processes services or advice with a complete system perspective

It has already won awards in the tech sector including being a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year 2012 winning the Tauranga 2011 Rocket Young Innovator of the Year (under 40) the Zespri Innovation Fellowship 2011 and Alistair Scarfe was the first scholar to receive the Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for three consecutive years

Late last year the Yamaha Motor Company announced it had invested $12 million in RPL taking its investment to $147m after establishing a $2m partner-ship with the company in March 2018

Saunders says the investment will enable the company to attract and retain the world-class talent needed

ldquoTo stay ahead of the opportunity we need to scale quickly not just with our apple packers that are already in market but also with our new UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platform technology and other projects under developmentrdquo

Hersquos also establishing a US subsidiary of the company

Its Japanese investment follows the award of a growth grant from Crown agency Callaghan Innovation earlier the

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Robotics Plus Ltdrsquos AV kiwifruit harvester

Continued on page 25

18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

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BMWContact Energy

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Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

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AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

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AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

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Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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18 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTConnected Vehicles

A look at the recent EVtalk head-lines presents us with a fascinat-ing vehicle future

Australian EV incentives suggested Big strides in EVs forecast by 2030 Fly-ing PAV passes first test Solar EV road-ready this year Hydrogen may power British trains Advanced EVs planned under LotusWilliams partnership

Much of the debate revolves around how long until these high-tech cars are everywhere When people arenrsquot arguing about that they question what

value EVs and AVs will provide to society and who will still have a job because of them

But all this debate about the future of transport is masking the fact that we still need to come to grips with technology here in the present There are techno-

logical features of our current transport system especially vehicle safety functions that we need to regulate

The Ministry of Transportrsquos current Safer Journeys Action Plan (2016-2020) proposes investigating compulsory ABS for motorcycles and mandat-ing side-protection standards and AEB for light and heavy vehicles Little has been done to advance those investigations and that plan is now under review

Since the plan was first released a wide range of other safety features are now rolling out as standard on new cars ndash things like blind spot monitor-ing lane-keeping and intel-ligent cruise control

When asked to write this article I wondered if I should take the approach of calling for a swifter assessment of the benefits of mandating these features and even requiring

retrofitting of some safety systems However it struck me that a more

pressing concern was how we ensured the safety of the complex technology-laden vehicles already on the road

Letrsquos consider New Zealandrsquos key measure of in-service vehicle safety ndash the Warrant of Fitness Since its intro-duction in 1937 the WOF has stood as a robust point-in-time check of the road-worthiness of our vehicles

It has never been a replacement for vehicle ownersrsquo obligation to maintain their vehicle in a safe condition (re-member to see your local MTA me-chanic at least once a year between WOFs for a service or simple safety check) But it is a key measure for car owners about the state of their vehicle

There is one inspection process for light vehicles ndash the Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (or VIRM) ndash and the same test is applied to your 1950s Cadillac as it is to your 2015 Mazda CX-5

While both vehicles may be structur-ally sound one of them comes with a range of electronic safety systems that the other doesnrsquot And the VIRM does not test for them at all

While we sit gazing out to the future and wonder about how to regulate the fantastic machines that might move people and goods about the country-side in 20 yearsrsquo time we are failing to address the need to oversee the com-plex vehicles on our roads

We need to review the WOF inspec-tion process and ensure that all vehi-cles and all safety features are properly tested

wwwhmiconzAt the forefront of the transport technology revolution

Prepare for the future but deal with the present

Warrant of Fitness sheet

Greig Epps is the Motor Trade Associationrsquos advocacy and strategy manager

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19

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+64 (0)21 709 386JOIN THE FUTURE TRANSPORT CONVERSATION

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Event ldquoMicrordquo the urban transport disruptor

February 19 Beca 21 Pitt St Auckland An expert panel examines how these new modes of transport could significantly change the way we move within urban environments Register at wwwITSNZorg

BY SIMON MCMANUS EXECUTIVE OFFICER INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS NEW ZEALAND INC

Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

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Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

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Simon McManus

Is Micromobility the real transport disruptor

Theyrsquove been on the ground in New Zealand less than six months but hardly a week has

gone by without a mention of Lime electric scooters

Itrsquos become a favorite watercooler discussion topic and it seems we canrsquot get enough of reading about and discussing them and riding them

The media coverage has been mixed and with some outright mis-leading coverage inciting the masses - for example ldquoKiwi football legend Wynton Rufer out of coma after Lime scooter accidentrdquo was one headline now corrected by a major daily paper

At a recent press conference ex-tending their trial in Auckland Limersquos Mitchell Price said that Auckland has proven to be one of the best perform-ing cities for them with very high rid-ership While Auckland Councilrsquos Dean Kimpton noted that privately owned e-scooter usage has also grown

So what is the buzz all about E-scooters and e-bikes are not that

new - the EVtalk team has been review-ing various models for more than a year Wersquove had bike share and car share schemes for years too Aucklandrsquos City-Hop was first off the mark back in 2006 and its fleet continues to grow with more PHEVs recently added

What makes Lime such a hot topic

in my mind is down to a few factors The rapid fleet roll-out the cheap

price and simplicity Taking your first trip only requires downloading an app creating an account in minutes then spending a few dollars

The fact that its electric and guilt-free transport is also part of the appeal as EV drivers well know and Lime capitalises on that by reminding users that theyrsquove saved C02

For ITS NZ the scooters tick several boxes to fit within intelligent transport being a tech-enabled transport thatrsquos sustainable and very efficient for short urban trips

ITS New Zealandrsquos ldquoMicrordquo event on February 19 aims to unpack some of the hype around ldquoMicromobilityrdquo a phrase coined by technology analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco aimed to encapsulate all the new modes under 500kg Dediu and Oliver Bruce formerly of Uber NZ have been examining the explosion of small personal vehicles in their Micro-mobility podcast

Electric scooters

Continued on page 25

20 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

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EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

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$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs

ABB LtdAir New Zealand

BMWContact Energy

FonterraFoodstuffs North Island

Fuji XeroxFujitsu

Giltrap GroupHyundai New Zealand

ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail

LeaseplanOCS

WSP OpusPowerco

Renault New ZealandSG Fleet

SparkThe Warehouse

TranspowerTurners Auctions

UnisonVodafone

Waste ManagementWatercare

WEL networksWestpac

Xero

EVtalk checks out how some of the New Zealand companies are doing with their commitment to electrify at least 30 of their vehicle fleets by the end of 2019 WSP Opus is among 30 of the countryrsquos employers to agree on the deal

WSP Opus charges ahead

New Zealandrsquos civil engineering and infrastructure consultant com-pany WSP Opus is stepping up to

the mark on sustainabilityItrsquos nearly 400 vehicles ndash half in its

pool fleet and the rest part of staff pack-ages ndash cover about nine million kilome-tres annually across New Zealand

Alternatives such as EV car share services like Mevo will also be rolled out this year to help reduce company vehicle mileage and emissions and possibly reduce demand on WSP Opus NZrsquos fleet over time

As about 55 of its carbon emissions come from transport company procure-ment manager Ineke Brockie says itrsquos a ldquono-brainerrdquo to incorporate EVs to reduce those emissions with a 65 reduction in all its emissions targeted by the end of this year

She says the fleet conversion is mak-ing good inroads with the list of approved EVs likely to be extended Hyundairsquos new Kona electric cross-over has already been added ldquoThe focus is on 100 electric with some PHEVs in the mix where need berdquo

Reasons for including the Kona and PHEVs are the need to cover greater distances and to avoid running out of power ldquoTime is money in our business and long charging times en route is not generally going to be an option at this stagerdquo Brockie says

Charging site maps are provided and the company has added charging stations at its offices that are visited by staff driving its EVs

WPS Opus is now installing TransNet charging units at some of its 40 sites around New Zealand and plans to have at least 30 charge units operating by the end of this year ndash one for each vehicle

ldquoWe have installed a small number of charge units and currently favour the TransNet Pulsar Wallbox units especially for sites with multiple EVs due to the load sharing capabilityrdquo Brockie says

ldquoEach EV will have a charge unit allocated and of our 40 locations around the country at least 15 will have one or more EVs by the end of this year Some others may also have a charge unit for visiting EVsrdquo

Vehicles are leased through Custom

Fleet NZ Brockie says and are replaced about every 35 years ldquoSo our EVs will start becoming available on the second-hand market late 2020rdquo

Some challenges have been experi-enced with the EV roll-out

ldquoIn the first half of 2017 we rolled out three EVs to put our toes in the water Then after that we struck a number of challenges that slowed us downrdquo Brockie says

These included property issues where not all sites were suitable through such things as limited expiring leases the cost of getting power to the carpark and landlordsrsquo concerns

Power supply to carpark chargers at various premises may cost thousands of dollars so the company needs to under-stand the situation well ahead of time when considering a site Brockie says

Although the company has almost 400 fleet vehicles it is focussing on its pool passenger fleet of 100 vehicles

Only a portion of the pool fleet leases are expiring during the roll-out period and not all pool vehicles are suitable for EVs due to business demands of the fleet

With business restructuring the return of package vehicles and other business changes meant that expiring pool cars often did not need to be replaced

ldquoConsequently we are looking at new strategies for 2019 to help us achieve our goalsrdquo Brockie says These could include offering EVs to staff package drivers as an option extending the EV list and moving vehicles around the offices as appropriate to help make it workrdquo

Ineke Brockie

Continued on page 23

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

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NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Spring

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Kaikohe

Te Araroa

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Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

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Riccarton

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Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Waimate

Oamaru

Balclutha

Rakaia

Hampden

Rangiora

Merivale

Canterbury Univ Fendalton

Parklands amp Sydenham

Alexandra

Waitati

Mosgiel

Gore

Lake Pukaki

Glenorchy

Cardrona

Coronet Peak

Cromwell

Wanaka

Frankton

Richmond

Karamea

Collingwood

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Te Awanga

Pakowai

Havelock North

Waiouru

Auckland amp Auckland Airport

MangereNew Lynn

Manukau

Grafton amp Greenlane

K Road

Mt Eden

Civic Car Park amp Victoria St

Newmarket

Ponsonby

Takanini

Thames

Hikuai

Whangamata

Whitianga

Cooks Beach

Waiuku Pukekohe

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Tairua

Henderson

Waimauku

Piha

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Waiwera

Newton

Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

Snells Beach

Orewa

Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

Mangawhai Wellsford

Matauri Bay

Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

amp Mt Maunganui

Te Kauwhata

Huntly

Raglan

Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui

Te Rapa

Akaroa

Pigeon BayLyttleton

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Waipara

Reefton

Westport

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Fox Glacier

Haast

Kaiwaka

Warkworth

Matakohe

Waiomu

Waihi

Dunedin

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Waitakaruru amp Kopu

Wairakei

Atiamuri

Reporoa

Murupara

Spring

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Kaikohe

Te Araroa

Tongariro

Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

Ohaupo

Hamilton

Morrinsville

Cambridge

Matamata

Tokoroa Rotorua

Upper Hutt

Carterton

Havelock

Picton

Stanley Brook

Christchurch amp Burnside

Rolleston

Riccarton

Haruru Falls

Russell

Pukenui

Coopers Beach

Rototuna

Claudelands

Whakapapa

Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

Page 22: NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND … · reliable EV battery condition test and an EV charging infrastructure test. VTNZ will test batteries reliability and affordability,

22 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

Responsible for switch-ing Meridian Energyrsquos vehicle fleet to electric

the companyrsquos procurement manager Nick Robilliard is a guest speaker at the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo on March 21 and 22

Hersquoll be discussing the project in an ldquoelectrifying large fleetsrdquo session dur-ing the first day of the Planet Electric summit which includes participants from around the world

Californian EVangelist Chelsea Sex-ton a frequent visitor to New Zealand

for the Leading the Charge an-nual EV road trips is a modera-tor for a second day session ldquocar manufacturersrdquo which includes speakers from Porsche Renault and Byton

An earlier session on the same subject includes speakers from Jaguar Land Rover and Chinarsquos Nio

A keynote speaker is Norwegian EV Association secretary general Christina Bu She visited New Zealand late last year for talks with politicians industry leaders fleet managers and others about what could be learnt from

Norwayrsquos world-leading conversion to EVs

While in Auckland Bu also helped

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

Nick Robilliard

Christina Bu

POWER DEALS FOR EV USERS

Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF

Electric Car Plan Super-low night rates from 9pm until 7am daily Available for your entire homersquos electricity needs Rates are fixed for 3 years Plus get a yearrsquos worth of free EV charging on us (bill credit of up to $300)

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$491$415$282

Plug-in Vehicle Fuel Package 20 discount on your energy bill from 9pm ndash 7am available on multiple properties guaranteed discount for 2 years from signing up to offer 10 PPD is included in these calculations

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$575$582$563

Contact Energy

Freedom plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 20 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$586$489$341

Ecotricity Low Solar Low Usage plan for EVs amp can buy back solar energy no fixed termAucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$696$532$518

Electric KiwiOne Plan with Hour of Power Free hour of off-peak power daily ndash included and calculated to be 2 kWh for charging at 8 amps Note this could be different depending on your designated Hour of Power

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$646$649$671

Flick Electric Wholesale rates plus their Flick Fee No fixed term EV rate in Wellington Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$579 $500 $436

Genesis Energy Classic plan Excellent night rates no fixed term 10 PPD has been included check if the matching daytime kWh rate will affect your overall bill

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$681$423$373

Nova Energy Home EV Plan 20 prompt payment discount over whole electricity bill until 31 July 2020 no fixed pricing no fixed term

AucklandWellingtonChristchurch

$641$629$639

Paua to the People

Cheap As Plan with EV night rates No fixed term Calculated using an average spot price of 57c per kWh Wellington $490

Approximate cost for a full charge of a 24kWh LEAF in the 3 largest centres of NZ

Please note that rates vary around New Zealand ndash the above costs were from Mt Wellington in Auckland Northland in Wellington and Linwood in Christchurch They can also depend on your meter type amp the company you use Prices vary at the different times of the day eg charging during the day may have higher costs and could increase your overall bill Flick Electric in Christchurch has higher daytime rates in Winter due to variable pricing from the lines company The rates we have used above are calculated each month using a low user cost overnight rates includes 10 charging loss prompt payment discounts (PPD) if available and GST excludes daily charge Please note that prices were correct at time of publishing and are subject to change Please contact us if you would like any clarification

Spot prices can go up and down as they are affected by demand in energy and weather conditions We have calculated these prices using the average spot price of 57c per kWh at night over the last 7 years however this is no guarantee of current or future prices

Continued on page 24

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Westport

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Waihi

Dunedin

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Kaikohe

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Riccarton

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Coopers Beach

Rototuna

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Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

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Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

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Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 23

NEWSTALK

That can all make it challenging for the company to reach its 30 target

ldquoWe have to think of different ways to get thererdquo Brockie says

Also many company vehicles are used for infrastructure projects need-ing to carry a number of people and equipment drive off-road or tow trail-ers which requires a large proportion of the fleet to be utes

There are no utes available in EV options in New Zealand although itrsquos

an area which will see a change in the future Brockie says

ldquoHowever the Kona and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV are contenders for our business where there is a need for longer distance driving off road or more space for equipment

ldquoCurrently we have rolled out about 15 EVs that are the all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs which have good range (about 200km) and can carry a reasonable loadrdquo

Should the company make EVs avail-able to package drivers with vehicles

used for business home charge costs would most likely be addressed as part of a ldquowhole of liferdquo cost so that drivers wonrsquot need reimbursing as costs will already be covered

Information is provided about charg-ing the EVs at each location and where public charging stations can be found

ldquoBut we hope to do more this year to help keep them more informed about the joys of driving EVsrdquo Brockie says

Continued from page 20

WSP Opus charges ahead

EV motors the next big thing

EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly

Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy

What is going on The new IDTechEx report ldquoElectric

Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo explains and predicts in 10-year forecasts and roadmaps

Firstly the numbers are awesome The electric vehicle business is entering the rapid growth part of the sigmoid growth curve of most major new technologies

It is headed to create a more than $100 billion traction motor business in 2029 Make it double that if you in-clude the units in which the motors are increasingly integrated such as wheels axles or transmission

Premium pricing is increasingly possible because the motors not only become motor generators much of the time - they make new things possible For example going beyond four-wheel drive to vectored steering stops construction and agricultural vehicles ripping up roads and makes them smaller lower cost and more capable increasing sales

Up to 20 motor-propellers on aircraft wings exploits the new principle of ldquodistributed thrustrdquo so the wing can be half the size or take off using half the distance

Multicopters planned for air taxis are notoriously inefficient and flying ones with only 30 minutesrsquo endurance over a

city is just plain irresponsible But large numbers of thrusters close together reduces the deficit against a helicopter

The Nikola fuel cell truck has six in-wheel motors so it has superb traction and does not rip the tyres off when accelerating - similar logic to the Tesla S adding a second motor

Yes the proliferation of motors including in military boats and off-road transport for attack survival means the motor market is growing even faster than the EV market

Secondly prices are often rising You cannot buy a starter-motor-generator for the 17 million-unit market for 48V mild hybrid trucks and cars in 2029 for the same price as a simple single motor Indeed some of these vehicles will have two You cannot buy four in-wheel motors for the cars recently announced if you want to pay the price of one inboard motor

Thirdly there is an acquisition frenzy and it has a pattern With many vehicle makers from Toyota to the small Zero Motorcycles making their own motor-generators as key enabling technology the Tier One component suppliers are often faced with stark consequences from their inadequate research and development

From buying broad range motor makers such as Remy they are now targeting specific up-and-coming tech-nologies

What do acquisitions SR Drives CPT and Visedo have in common with Tesla

making its own motor for the Tesla 3 They all involve switched reluctance potentially the lowest cost most rugged motor-with-control It has size and per-formance advantages over other ways of avoiding permanent magnet price hikes and temperature limitations

Yes some have some small magnets for now but the point is made

So why do motors die so soon in many applications compared to those 100-year-old electric boats Tough duty cycles and they are getting tougher For example huge drones up for 10 years beaming the internet will not only need 20kWkg motors as the report details they will need incredibly reliable mo-tors - as will tethered drones generating megawatts from high level winds

Billions of dollars of investment is go-ing in - premium pricing awaits Just the same as the monster unmanned trucks in totally automated deep mines this year

The new IDTechEx report ldquoElec-tric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land Water Air 2019-2029rdquo reveals which motor technology innovators will be the next targets of those urgently seeking to catch up and why

Visit wwwIDTechExcomMotors or contact researchIDTechExcom for more information

By IDTechEx chairman Dr Peter Harrop

24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Kurow

Waimate

Oamaru

Balclutha

Rakaia

Hampden

Rangiora

Merivale

Canterbury Univ Fendalton

Parklands amp Sydenham

Alexandra

Waitati

Mosgiel

Gore

Lake Pukaki

Glenorchy

Cardrona

Coronet Peak

Cromwell

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Frankton

Richmond

Karamea

Collingwood

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Featherston

Martinborough

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Petone

Otaihanga

Paraparaumu

Waikanae

Masterton

New Plymouth

Napier

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Te Awanga

Pakowai

Havelock North

Waiouru

Auckland amp Auckland Airport

MangereNew Lynn

Manukau

Grafton amp Greenlane

K Road

Mt Eden

Civic Car Park amp Victoria St

Newmarket

Ponsonby

Takanini

Thames

Hikuai

Whangamata

Whitianga

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Newton

Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

Snells Beach

Orewa

Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

Mangawhai Wellsford

Matauri Bay

Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

amp Mt Maunganui

Te Kauwhata

Huntly

Raglan

Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui

Te Rapa

Akaroa

Pigeon BayLyttleton

Tekapo

Kumeu

Halswell

Geraldine

Waipukurau

Woodville

Kaitaia

Taipa Beach

Kerikeri

Hawera

Levin

Dannevirke

Hokitika

Ranfurly

Winton

Lumsdenenenenenenenenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Tirohia

Te Kaha

Whanarua Bay

Papamoa

Tolaga BayTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Murchison

Amberley

Wharekauhau

Stratford

aitaaitaaitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitatittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittititititititit

Waipara

Reefton

Westport

Franz Josef

Fox Glacier

Haast

Kaiwaka

Warkworth

Matakohe

Waiomu

Waihi

Dunedin

Roxboroughghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghhhhh

Waitakaruru amp Kopu

Wairakei

Atiamuri

Reporoa

Murupara

Spring

Creek

Kaikohe

Te Araroa

Tongariro

Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

Ohaupo

Hamilton

Morrinsville

Cambridge

Matamata

Tokoroa Rotorua

Upper Hutt

Carterton

Havelock

Picton

Stanley Brook

Christchurch amp Burnside

Rolleston

Riccarton

Haruru Falls

Russell

Pukenui

Coopers Beach

Rototuna

Claudelands

Whakapapa

Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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24 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

NEWSTALK

PLUGGED INStay connected to the EV community with useful links belowEECA ndash NZ governmentrsquos EV information website

httpswwwelectricvehiclesgovtnz

Drive Electric - Advocacy group for the EV industry httpsdriveelectricorgnz

EV Association of Aotearoa - EV owners association httpswwwevaaconz

Charge Net - Nationwide EV charging network httpschargenetnz

Electric Heaven - NZ electric car guide httpwwwelectricheavennz

NZ EV Podcast - Monthly podcast about EVs httpswwwpodcastsnznz-ev-podcast

Flip the Fleet ndash EV Community data sharing project httpsflipthefleetorg

NZ Electric Bikes R eview ndash Independent electric bike reviews httpselectricbikesnzcom

EV OWNERS FACEBOOK GROUPS ndash ONLINE CHAT GROUP FOR THE NZ EV COMMUNITY

Nationwide - NZ EV Owners - httpswwwfacebookcom

groupsNZEVOwners

Regional -

Auckland EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups291373964545996

Wellington EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWellyEV

Waikato EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsWaikatoEV

Dunedin EV Group httpswwwfacebookcom

groups403816650002889

Christchurch EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsChristchurchEVGroup

EV Owners -Manawatu httpswwwfacebookcomgroups1847252468838484

Nelson Tasman EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroups365895557107117

Northland EV Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsnorthlandEVgroup

Bay of Plenty EV Owners httpswwwfacebookcomgroupsBayOfPlentyEVOwners

Central Otago Lakes httpswwwfacebookcom EV Owners groups521978908249518

Naki EV Owners Group httpswwwfacebookcomgroups375210949597565

South Canterbury httpswwwfacebookcomgroups EV Owners southcanterburyev

INVER-ELECTRIC-CARGILL httpswwwfacebookcomgroups250609535293325

Warming up for the Nordic EV Summit 2019

launch Waiheke Islandrsquos bid to become the worldrsquos first electric vehicle-only residential island by 2030 the drive coming from ad-vocacy group Electric Island Waiheke

Indeed a group rep-resentative and EVtalk publisher Vern Whitehead plans to attend the Nordic EV Summit and establish contacts with representa-tives of one of Norwayrsquos islands which is also moving towards full electrification

The summit will consider whether Norwayrsquos EV poli-cies can be a recipe for the rest of the world perhaps exported as the ldquoNorwegian EV Policy Kitrdquo

ldquoNorway is kind of a leading star when it comes to electromobility policiesrdquo Bu says

The International Energy Agency predicts the EV num-bers world-wide could be as high as 220 million by 2030

The summit will sug-gest that all of them must be charged with renewable ener-gy and its four central themes include ramping up produc-tion so wider range of EV models will be available faster charging from pole to pole to prevent lack of charging being a restriction for everything EV from cars trucks and buses to ferries and aircraft plus the theme barriers carriers and consumer choice

Other summit sessions are also planned on elec-tric construction equip-ment batteries electric aviation autonomous mo-bility mobility as a service (MaaS) and more

Visit httpsnordicevsno for more information

Continued from page 22

With solar recirculated and treated rainwater for everything from drinking to washing the cars and for the ice machine plus onsite wastewater treatment Magic Reef is intended to become an eco-resort

A vehicle workshop is planned nearby in the near future specialising in EVs where training would be of-fered school-leavers in both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs

ldquoIrsquove packed up my work-shop equipment and it is sitting in Rarotonga now as I believe this will encourage others to import EVS as not having access to a reliable repair facility at present will be holding them back from

investing in EVsrdquoFor anyone doing busi-

ness in Rarotonga it helps to have family connections there and his father Barry has lived there 42 years He is retired now as fire chief and has set up the local volunteer fire brigade

Lawrence Holder is look-ing forward to the move to Rarotonga

ldquoMagic Reef has been open for 10 years and I bought it in March 2018rdquo

ldquoRaro is a gorgeous place and all about a lifestyle ndash Irsquoll enjoy being a part of the communityrdquo

Visit httpswwwmagi-creefconz for more infor-mation with a new website due out in May

Electrifying RarotongaContinued from page 5

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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Turoa

Greymouth

Kaikoura

Harewood

Darfield

Upper Riccarton

Papanui

Marshland

Belfast

Timaru

Kurow

Waimate

Oamaru

Balclutha

Rakaia

Hampden

Rangiora

Merivale

Canterbury Univ Fendalton

Parklands amp Sydenham

Alexandra

Waitati

Mosgiel

Gore

Lake Pukaki

Glenorchy

Cardrona

Coronet Peak

Cromwell

Wanaka

Frankton

Richmond

Karamea

Collingwood

Wellington

Palmerston North

Featherston

Martinborough

Porirua

Petone

Otaihanga

Paraparaumu

Waikanae

Masterton

New Plymouth

Napier

Taradale

Te Awanga

Pakowai

Havelock North

Waiouru

Auckland amp Auckland Airport

MangereNew Lynn

Manukau

Grafton amp Greenlane

K Road

Mt Eden

Civic Car Park amp Victoria St

Newmarket

Ponsonby

Takanini

Thames

Hikuai

Whangamata

Whitianga

Cooks Beach

Waiuku Pukekohe

Hampton Downs

Tairua

Henderson

Waimauku

Piha

Muriwai

Waiwera

Newton

Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

Snells Beach

Orewa

Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

Mangawhai Wellsford

Matauri Bay

Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

amp Mt Maunganui

Te Kauwhata

Huntly

Raglan

Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui

Te Rapa

Akaroa

Pigeon BayLyttleton

Tekapo

Kumeu

Halswell

Geraldine

Waipukurau

Woodville

Kaitaia

Taipa Beach

Kerikeri

Hawera

Levin

Dannevirke

Hokitika

Ranfurly

Winton

Lumsdenenenenenenenenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Tirohia

Te Kaha

Whanarua Bay

Papamoa

Tolaga BayTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Murchison

Amberley

Wharekauhau

Stratford

aitaaitaaitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitatittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittititititititit

Waipara

Reefton

Westport

Franz Josef

Fox Glacier

Haast

Kaiwaka

Warkworth

Matakohe

Waiomu

Waihi

Dunedin

Roxboroughghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghhhhh

Waitakaruru amp Kopu

Wairakei

Atiamuri

Reporoa

Murupara

Spring

Creek

Kaikohe

Te Araroa

Tongariro

Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

Ohaupo

Hamilton

Morrinsville

Cambridge

Matamata

Tokoroa Rotorua

Upper Hutt

Carterton

Havelock

Picton

Stanley Brook

Christchurch amp Burnside

Rolleston

Riccarton

Haruru Falls

Russell

Pukenui

Coopers Beach

Rototuna

Claudelands

Whakapapa

Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

Page 25: NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND … · reliable EV battery condition test and an EV charging infrastructure test. VTNZ will test batteries reliability and affordability,

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 25

STATSTALK

NEW MAKES AND MODELS 2019

MAKE AND MODEL Jan-19

ELECTRIC

HYUNDAI KONA 33

HYUNDAI IONIQ 8

TESLA MODEL X 7

TESLA MODEL S 6

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6

BMW I 3

NISSAN LEAF 2

LDV EV80 2

FACTORY BUILT YUTONG 1

Total 68

PLUG-IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 18

TOYOTA PRIUS 9

PORSCHE CAYENNE 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 4

KIA NIRO 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 3

MINI COUNTRYMAN 3

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 2

VOLVO XC90 2

AUDI A3 1

BMW 2 SERIES 1

BMW I 1

PORSCHE PANAMERA 1

Total 53

USED IMPORTS JANUARY 2019MAKE MODEL TOTALBEV - BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLENISSAN LEAF 280RENAULT ZOE 3SMART FORTWO 2KIA SOUL 1MITSUBISHI I-MIEV 1TESLA MODEL S 1VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 1Total 261PLUG IN HYBRID

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 30

TOYOTA PRIUS 7

BMW I3 6

BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 1

BMW 530E 1

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1

BMW 330E 1

Total 47

with 127 for DecemberEV dealers generally had a

quieter period towards the end of last year many blaming de-lays in getting stock because of the brown marmorated stink bug pest again causing ship-ping issues and also increasing global demand for EVs

January is normally a quiet month for the automo-tive industry because of the holidays

But EV interest is expected to pick up again in February

Meanwhile Trade Me Mo-tors reports that the average price of EVs on its sites has stabilised during the past three months at around $24600 but a spokesper-son says itrsquos uncertain as to the reasons why

Hope is on the horizon for a pick-up though with used car imports from the United Kingdom expected to improve as the pound ster-ling falls and companies start shedding their fleets

Britainrsquos moves to leave the European Union (EU) under ldquoBrexitrdquo is seeing New Zealand jockeying for its own trade agreement with the United Kingdom ndash but the fallout is having a beneficial effect on New Zealandrsquos used car imports from the UK

ldquoAs a result of the pre-Brexit shenanigans therersquos an

opportunity in terms of the exchange rate and access to ex-lease vehicles because of companies selling up some of their fleetsrdquo Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) chief executive David Vinsen says

He believes thatrsquos encour-aging because ldquoat this stage the New Zealand vehicle market needs all the help it can getrdquo

GVIrsquos Hayden Johnston agrees a dropping British currency will help with used vehicle imports from that country

The UK is due to leave the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 when the two-year time limit on withdrawal negotia-tions enforced by the Article 50 process expires

British prime minister The-resa May is expected to put a Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons near the end of February

EVs exceed 12000Continued from page 1

Electricvehicle(EV)keystatistics

EVsareconcentratedinAuckland

LightEVsareagrowingproportionofregistrations

PureEVsaremorepopularthanplug-inhybridEVs

IndividualsownmorelightEVsthancompanies

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Feb

May

Aug

Nov

Jan

0K

5K

10K

EVfleetsize

HeavyEV

Newlightplug-inhybrid

Usedlightplug-inhybrid

Newlightpureelectric

Usedlightpureelectric

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

12197

11748

11377

10889

10253

9758

9248

8706

8199

7631

7254

6917

6629

6215

5839

5360

4925

4592

4257

3968

3660

3376

3192

2985

2757

2554

2373

2152

1988

1874

1750

1598

1404

1318

1225

1152

1116

1055

1001

956

916

872

843

795

744

715

682

624

594

553

526

493

466

441

417

390

366

328

285

245

234

229

225

220

212

209

207

206

203

201

201

193

193

2015 2016 2017 2018

3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 1

0

200

400

600

MonthlyEVregistrations

HeavyEV

Newlight

Usedlight

Electricvehicle(EV)registrationsareincreasingandaredominatedbyusedimportsatpresent

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

GrandTotal 456

456

5589

377

495

641

503

510

550

514

572

380

341

289

417

3691

379

480

436

336

342

292

309

286

185

209

230

207

1518

185

223

165

117

125

153

195

87

95

75

36

62

505

54

46

40

45

30

48

51

29

33

58

30

41

326

27

33

27

26

24

27

24

38

43

40

12

5

39

5

5

8

4

2

2

3

2

8

same yearldquoTo meet the significant

and increasing agriculture demands of today and tomor-row including agricultural labour shortage globally we need to create sophisticated and precision robotics and automation technologies that will transform the agricultural

industriesrdquo Yamaha Motor Ventures amp Laboratory Silicon Valley chief executive officer Hiro Saijo says

RPL will leverage Yamaha Motorrsquos experience knowl-edge and technologies in outdoor vehicles factory automation robotics design and manufacturing

While scooters hover-boards electric skateboards and e-bikes are still a novelty there are lots of questions being raised in regard to safety and real estate ie where should they be free to operate and where should they be parked

Finding a balance

between benefits and challenges is something that befalls almost every transport mode

So far none are perfect so some perspective is needed but thatrsquos not to say we shouldnrsquot try to find those answers and we look forward to starting that dis-cussion among experts

Continued from page 19

Continued from page 17

Robotics Plus leads the way in horticultural automation Is Micromobility the real

transport disruptor

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

bought to you by your leading logistics team for Japanese and UK used EVs

EV CHARGING LOCATIONS

GLOBAL VEHICLE LOGISTICS NZ middot JAPAN middot AUSTRALIA middot UK middot EUROPE | wwwautohubco

The market leader for over a decade Shift to the Autohub Team and experience the Autohub difference

Turoa

Greymouth

Kaikoura

Harewood

Darfield

Upper Riccarton

Papanui

Marshland

Belfast

Timaru

Kurow

Waimate

Oamaru

Balclutha

Rakaia

Hampden

Rangiora

Merivale

Canterbury Univ Fendalton

Parklands amp Sydenham

Alexandra

Waitati

Mosgiel

Gore

Lake Pukaki

Glenorchy

Cardrona

Coronet Peak

Cromwell

Wanaka

Frankton

Richmond

Karamea

Collingwood

Wellington

Palmerston North

Featherston

Martinborough

Porirua

Petone

Otaihanga

Paraparaumu

Waikanae

Masterton

New Plymouth

Napier

Taradale

Te Awanga

Pakowai

Havelock North

Waiouru

Auckland amp Auckland Airport

MangereNew Lynn

Manukau

Grafton amp Greenlane

K Road

Mt Eden

Civic Car Park amp Victoria St

Newmarket

Ponsonby

Takanini

Thames

Hikuai

Whangamata

Whitianga

Cooks Beach

Waiuku Pukekohe

Hampton Downs

Tairua

Henderson

Waimauku

Piha

Muriwai

Waiwera

Newton

Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

Snells Beach

Orewa

Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

Mangawhai Wellsford

Matauri Bay

Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

amp Mt Maunganui

Te Kauwhata

Huntly

Raglan

Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui

Te Rapa

Akaroa

Pigeon BayLyttleton

Tekapo

Kumeu

Halswell

Geraldine

Waipukurau

Woodville

Kaitaia

Taipa Beach

Kerikeri

Hawera

Levin

Dannevirke

Hokitika

Ranfurly

Winton

Lumsdenenenenenenenenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Tirohia

Te Kaha

Whanarua Bay

Papamoa

Tolaga BayTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Murchison

Amberley

Wharekauhau

Stratford

aitaaitaaitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitatittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittititititititit

Waipara

Reefton

Westport

Franz Josef

Fox Glacier

Haast

Kaiwaka

Warkworth

Matakohe

Waiomu

Waihi

Dunedin

Roxboroughghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghhhhh

Waitakaruru amp Kopu

Wairakei

Atiamuri

Reporoa

Murupara

Spring

Creek

Kaikohe

Te Araroa

Tongariro

Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

Ohaupo

Hamilton

Morrinsville

Cambridge

Matamata

Tokoroa Rotorua

Upper Hutt

Carterton

Havelock

Picton

Stanley Brook

Christchurch amp Burnside

Rolleston

Riccarton

Haruru Falls

Russell

Pukenui

Coopers Beach

Rototuna

Claudelands

Whakapapa

Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

Page 26: NZ’S NEWS SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC, INTELLIGENT AND … · reliable EV battery condition test and an EV charging infrastructure test. VTNZ will test batteries reliability and affordability,

26 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz

THE MONTH THAT WAS

A year of personal transport changeT

he past year has seen a huge change in how people get around into and out of Auck-

landrsquos city centre As well as the entry of dockless

bikes and e-scooters wersquove seen the launch of Ola and DriveHer to rival Uber and Zoomy in the rideshare space the arrival of Kwikli dockless mopeds (on the North Shore only so far but expected to arrive in the city centre early in 2019) and the swift expansion of car share services like Cityhop and newcomers Yoogo Share says Auckland city centre business as-sociation Heart of the City Auckland

Therersquos been a big shift in the mobil-ity landscape in the last year with more and more people considering alterna-tive modes of transport over the private car Cityhop general manager Ben Carter says

ldquoThis year alone we have had over 50000 car sharing trips in Cityhop

vehicles Our fleet has doubled in size over the last 12 months with over 100 car share vehicles to choose from in Aucklandrdquo

Cityhop is switching more to EVs too It had a couple a year ago and now

has 12 with a further 20 to be launched

over the next few monthsElectric and alternative transport

is also on the rise for goods and services On a Mission launched its ldquolast milerdquo cargo bike service in partnership with traditional courier companies earlier in 2018 Recently ldquoUber walkersrdquo have been delivering lunches from city restaurants

Phantom Billstickers uses a cargo bike to get its posters around the city centre

To keep the city moving and fu-ture proof for loading and servic-ing the business association has worked with Auckland Transport to form a reference group

Public transport use is growing quickly and will rise once the City Rail Link is completed

Electric bikes are among an increase in cyclists using the growing network of shared pathways into and around the city

Electric cargo bikes are helping Auckland city deliveries

Government zero emissions fleet by 2026

The Government aims to switch its vehicle fleet to zero emissions within seven years

Nearly 30 of its 72 ministerial ve-hicles are now electric compared with about 2 a year ago

There are 34 chauffeur-driven BMWs (Crown cars) and seven other non-BMW chauffeur-driven cars five vans and 26 cars which ministers drive themselves the NZ Herald reports

These include 47 diesel 16 plug-in hybrids four battery electric four petrol and a full hybrid

All cabinet ministers ndash and the four ministers outside of cabinet ndash have self-drive cars and 53 of these are EVs

About 52 of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) owned vehicles are EVs

ldquoThe departmentrsquos contract with BMW expires in October 2019 and later this year ourselves along with the

ministry of business innovation and employment will return to market to replace the Crown limousine fleetrdquo a DIA spokesman says

EVs offer potentially massive envi-ronmental and cost benefits ministerial services minister Chris Hipkins says

ldquoThe Government is playing a leader-ship role and it intends to transition its full fleet - including the 32 BMW 7-se-ries vehicles - to emissions free vehicles

by 2026rdquo he told the NZ HeraldHipkins says however that itrsquos im-

practical to have all vehicles emissions free in the next few years

ldquoFor example if long-distance travel is needed itrsquos currently not practical to use an emissions-free vehicle due to the lack of charging stations in remote areasrdquo

Climate change minister James Shaw indicated last year hersquos consider-ing increasing the number of EVs used by ministers as part of a wider push to get more people into electrics

ldquoPart of the problem is New Zealand lacks the strong incentives ndash which most other developed countries have ndash to sell more fuel efficient and climate-friendly carsrdquo he says

Shaw has signalled new policy ini-tiatives are coming to help increase EV uptake

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern left and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel in an EV

EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

bought to you by your leading logistics team for Japanese and UK used EVs

EV CHARGING LOCATIONS

GLOBAL VEHICLE LOGISTICS NZ middot JAPAN middot AUSTRALIA middot UK middot EUROPE | wwwautohubco

The market leader for over a decade Shift to the Autohub Team and experience the Autohub difference

Turoa

Greymouth

Kaikoura

Harewood

Darfield

Upper Riccarton

Papanui

Marshland

Belfast

Timaru

Kurow

Waimate

Oamaru

Balclutha

Rakaia

Hampden

Rangiora

Merivale

Canterbury Univ Fendalton

Parklands amp Sydenham

Alexandra

Waitati

Mosgiel

Gore

Lake Pukaki

Glenorchy

Cardrona

Coronet Peak

Cromwell

Wanaka

Frankton

Richmond

Karamea

Collingwood

Wellington

Palmerston North

Featherston

Martinborough

Porirua

Petone

Otaihanga

Paraparaumu

Waikanae

Masterton

New Plymouth

Napier

Taradale

Te Awanga

Pakowai

Havelock North

Waiouru

Auckland amp Auckland Airport

MangereNew Lynn

Manukau

Grafton amp Greenlane

K Road

Mt Eden

Civic Car Park amp Victoria St

Newmarket

Ponsonby

Takanini

Thames

Hikuai

Whangamata

Whitianga

Cooks Beach

Waiuku Pukekohe

Hampton Downs

Tairua

Henderson

Waimauku

Piha

Muriwai

Waiwera

Newton

Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

Snells Beach

Orewa

Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

Mangawhai Wellsford

Matauri Bay

Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

amp Mt Maunganui

Te Kauwhata

Huntly

Raglan

Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui

Te Rapa

Akaroa

Pigeon BayLyttleton

Tekapo

Kumeu

Halswell

Geraldine

Waipukurau

Woodville

Kaitaia

Taipa Beach

Kerikeri

Hawera

Levin

Dannevirke

Hokitika

Ranfurly

Winton

Lumsdenenenenenenenenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Tirohia

Te Kaha

Whanarua Bay

Papamoa

Tolaga BayTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Murchison

Amberley

Wharekauhau

Stratford

aitaaitaaitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitatittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittititititititit

Waipara

Reefton

Westport

Franz Josef

Fox Glacier

Haast

Kaiwaka

Warkworth

Matakohe

Waiomu

Waihi

Dunedin

Roxboroughghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghhhhh

Waitakaruru amp Kopu

Wairakei

Atiamuri

Reporoa

Murupara

Spring

Creek

Kaikohe

Te Araroa

Tongariro

Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

Ohaupo

Hamilton

Morrinsville

Cambridge

Matamata

Tokoroa Rotorua

Upper Hutt

Carterton

Havelock

Picton

Stanley Brook

Christchurch amp Burnside

Rolleston

Riccarton

Haruru Falls

Russell

Pukenui

Coopers Beach

Rototuna

Claudelands

Whakapapa

Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 27

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Fifty-four electric vehicle chargers have been installed at 24 holiday parks around the country encour-

aging EV useThey include 14 parks in the North

Island and 10 in the South Island offer-ing 22kW AC charging which provide a relatively fast charge for EVs in lieu of installing expensive DC chargers

The initiative is a joint project with Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) which has been creating electric campers towards forming an EV fleet and has been part funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

The chargers provide options for travellers in any electric vehicle includ-ing cars and motorhomes

ldquoWe see this as an im-portant step in providing services for our visitors whether they be interna-tional or domesticrdquo Holi-day Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says

ldquoAs the available electric vehicle fleet in New Zealand grows many Kiwis will be using these vehicles to get away for a holidayrdquo he says

ldquoHoliday parks want to be part of a sustainable approach to operating in the tourism industry and it will be en-couraging to see these chargers usedrdquo

Representing over 300 holiday parks and counting 75 of the commercial holiday park sector as members Holi-day Parks New Zealand has signed up to the New Zealand Tourism Sustain-ability Commitment and encourages and educates its members on how they can contribute to sustainable operating practices

Holiday parks boost EV charging

EV charging is available at many holiday parks

Fergus Brown

Audi e-tron from $148500A

udirsquos electric e-tron SUV arrives in New Zealand dealerships mid-2019 priced from $148500

Two models will be available ndash the e-tron 55 quattro and the higher spec e-tron 55 quattro Advanced

The all-wheel drive e-tron offers up to 300kW power output from its two electric motors more than 400km range fast charging at up to 150kW and 0 to 100kmh acceleration in 57 seconds with boost

Pre-registered customers can now pre-order the car

ldquoWe have received unprecedented interest in the Audi e-tronrdquo Audi New Zealand general manager Dean Sheed says ldquoWe of-fered our customers the opportunity to reserve one of 100 vehicle build slots with our produc-tion allocation selling

out in just eight daysldquoOur first fully electric car being a

SUV with off-road capability could not be more suited to the New Zealand environmentrdquo Sheed says

ldquoAdd to that a number of world-

class features and the car will be highly sought-after in the Kiwi marketrdquo

The e-tron is built in Audirsquos CO2-neutral plant in Brussels

Visit wwwaudiconze-tron for more information

The Audi e-tron

Dean Sheed

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EV CHARGING LOCATIONS

GLOBAL VEHICLE LOGISTICS NZ middot JAPAN middot AUSTRALIA middot UK middot EUROPE | wwwautohubco

The market leader for over a decade Shift to the Autohub Team and experience the Autohub difference

Turoa

Greymouth

Kaikoura

Harewood

Darfield

Upper Riccarton

Papanui

Marshland

Belfast

Timaru

Kurow

Waimate

Oamaru

Balclutha

Rakaia

Hampden

Rangiora

Merivale

Canterbury Univ Fendalton

Parklands amp Sydenham

Alexandra

Waitati

Mosgiel

Gore

Lake Pukaki

Glenorchy

Cardrona

Coronet Peak

Cromwell

Wanaka

Frankton

Richmond

Karamea

Collingwood

Wellington

Palmerston North

Featherston

Martinborough

Porirua

Petone

Otaihanga

Paraparaumu

Waikanae

Masterton

New Plymouth

Napier

Taradale

Te Awanga

Pakowai

Havelock North

Waiouru

Auckland amp Auckland Airport

MangereNew Lynn

Manukau

Grafton amp Greenlane

K Road

Mt Eden

Civic Car Park amp Victoria St

Newmarket

Ponsonby

Takanini

Thames

Hikuai

Whangamata

Whitianga

Cooks Beach

Waiuku Pukekohe

Hampton Downs

Tairua

Henderson

Waimauku

Piha

Muriwai

Waiwera

Newton

Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

Snells Beach

Orewa

Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

Mangawhai Wellsford

Matauri Bay

Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

amp Mt Maunganui

Te Kauwhata

Huntly

Raglan

Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui

Te Rapa

Akaroa

Pigeon BayLyttleton

Tekapo

Kumeu

Halswell

Geraldine

Waipukurau

Woodville

Kaitaia

Taipa Beach

Kerikeri

Hawera

Levin

Dannevirke

Hokitika

Ranfurly

Winton

Lumsdenenenenenenenenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Tirohia

Te Kaha

Whanarua Bay

Papamoa

Tolaga BayTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Murchison

Amberley

Wharekauhau

Stratford

aitaaitaaitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitatittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittititititititit

Waipara

Reefton

Westport

Franz Josef

Fox Glacier

Haast

Kaiwaka

Warkworth

Matakohe

Waiomu

Waihi

Dunedin

Roxboroughghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghhhhh

Waitakaruru amp Kopu

Wairakei

Atiamuri

Reporoa

Murupara

Spring

Creek

Kaikohe

Te Araroa

Tongariro

Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

Ohaupo

Hamilton

Morrinsville

Cambridge

Matamata

Tokoroa Rotorua

Upper Hutt

Carterton

Havelock

Picton

Stanley Brook

Christchurch amp Burnside

Rolleston

Riccarton

Haruru Falls

Russell

Pukenui

Coopers Beach

Rototuna

Claudelands

Whakapapa

Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St

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bought to you by your leading logistics team for Japanese and UK used EVs

EV CHARGING LOCATIONS

GLOBAL VEHICLE LOGISTICS NZ middot JAPAN middot AUSTRALIA middot UK middot EUROPE | wwwautohubco

The market leader for over a decade Shift to the Autohub Team and experience the Autohub difference

Turoa

Greymouth

Kaikoura

Harewood

Darfield

Upper Riccarton

Papanui

Marshland

Belfast

Timaru

Kurow

Waimate

Oamaru

Balclutha

Rakaia

Hampden

Rangiora

Merivale

Canterbury Univ Fendalton

Parklands amp Sydenham

Alexandra

Waitati

Mosgiel

Gore

Lake Pukaki

Glenorchy

Cardrona

Coronet Peak

Cromwell

Wanaka

Frankton

Richmond

Karamea

Collingwood

Wellington

Palmerston North

Featherston

Martinborough

Porirua

Petone

Otaihanga

Paraparaumu

Waikanae

Masterton

New Plymouth

Napier

Taradale

Te Awanga

Pakowai

Havelock North

Waiouru

Auckland amp Auckland Airport

MangereNew Lynn

Manukau

Grafton amp Greenlane

K Road

Mt Eden

Civic Car Park amp Victoria St

Newmarket

Ponsonby

Takanini

Thames

Hikuai

Whangamata

Whitianga

Cooks Beach

Waiuku Pukekohe

Hampton Downs

Tairua

Henderson

Waimauku

Piha

Muriwai

Waiwera

Newton

Ellerslie

Leigh

Puhoi

Snells Beach

Orewa

Tikipunga amp Raumanga

Dargaville

Tutukaka

One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu

Mangawhai Wellsford

Matauri Bay

Te Kuiti

Tauranga Greerton

amp Mt Maunganui

Te Kauwhata

Huntly

Raglan

Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui

Te Rapa

Akaroa

Pigeon BayLyttleton

Tekapo

Kumeu

Halswell

Geraldine

Waipukurau

Woodville

Kaitaia

Taipa Beach

Kerikeri

Hawera

Levin

Dannevirke

Hokitika

Ranfurly

Winton

Lumsdenenenenenenenenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Tirohia

Te Kaha

Whanarua Bay

Papamoa

Tolaga BayTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Murchison

Amberley

Wharekauhau

Stratford

aitaaitaaitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitatittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittititititititit

Waipara

Reefton

Westport

Franz Josef

Fox Glacier

Haast

Kaiwaka

Warkworth

Matakohe

Waiomu

Waihi

Dunedin

Roxboroughghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghhhhh

Waitakaruru amp Kopu

Wairakei

Atiamuri

Reporoa

Murupara

Spring

Creek

Kaikohe

Te Araroa

Tongariro

Otaki

Opononi

Gisborne

Taupo

Ohaupo

Hamilton

Morrinsville

Cambridge

Matamata

Tokoroa Rotorua

Upper Hutt

Carterton

Havelock

Picton

Stanley Brook

Christchurch amp Burnside

Rolleston

Riccarton

Haruru Falls

Russell

Pukenui

Coopers Beach

Rototuna

Claudelands

Whakapapa

Ohakune

National Park

Blenheim

Fast Charger Locations

Destination Charger Locations

Tesla Charger Locations

Pukenui Houhora Fishing Club 4126 Far Nth Rd Coopers Beach Four Square 9 Coopers Dr Kaitaia Te Ahu 28 South Rd Kaitaia PakrsquonSave 111 North Rd Kerikeri 1 Butler Rd Opononi Four Square 29 SH12 Kaikohe Library Carpark 14 Marino Pl Kawakawa 4 State Highway 1 Tikipunga Paramount Plaza 1 Wanaka St Whangarei 11 Alexander St Raumanga McDonalds 130 Tauroa St Dargaville Totara St Park 113 Totara St Kaiwaka 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd Warkworth New World 6 Percy St Warkworth BP 67 Auckland Rd (SH1) Orewa New World 11 Moana Ave Silverdale 17 Hibiscus Coast Hwy Albany The Warehouse 186 Don McKinnon Dr Rosedale McDonalds 14 Constellation Dr Kumeu New World 110 Main Rd Henderson PakrsquonrsquoSave 224 Lincoln Rd Akld CBD Vector 21 Hobson St Beach Rd Z Station 150 Beach Rd K Road Tesla 501 Karangahape Rd Newmarket 1 Gillies Ave Greenlane McDonaldrsquos 320 Gt Sth Rd Pakuranga BP 322 Pakuranga Rd Botany Downs Z Station 550 Te Irirangi Dr Akld Airport Shopping Ctr George Bolt Mem Dr Akld Airport Z Skyway George Bolt Mem Dr Takanini 30 Walters Rd Takanini PakrsquonSave 345 Great South Road Coromandel 44 Woolams Rd Whitianga 4 Lee St Tairua Carpark 6 Tokoroa Rd Pukekohe King Street Carpark 56 King St Pukekohe Counties Power 14 Glasgow Rd (Bus hrs) Waiuku Kitchener Rd Carpark Thames 505 Mackay Street Whangamata 100 Hetherington RoadHampton Downs Gate 1 Motorsport Park Te Kauwhata 16 Wayside Rd Waihi New World 35 Kenny St Huntly Countdown 18 Tumate Mahuta Dr Morrinsville New World 7989-97 Thames St Te Rapa WEL Networks 114 Maui St Rototuna Countdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Matamata New World 45 Waharoa Rd Hamilton Tesla The Base Te Rapa Rd Hamilton Countdown 551 Anglesea St Claudelands Coutdown 160 Peachgrove Rd Hamilton Caro St Carpark 7 Caro St Hamilton Countdown 4 Bridge St Ruakura Waikato Innov Pk 9 Melody Ln Raglan 43 Bow St Mt Maunganui Bayfair 19 Girven Road Mt Maunganui New World 1 Tweed St (25 kWh) Cambridge 73 Queen Street Pirongia Four Square 270 Crozier St Te Awamutu 10 Scout Lane Whakatane i-Site 30 Quay St

Opotiki i-Site 70 Bridge St Te Kaha Te Kaha Bch Res 3 Hotel Rd Te Araroa 22 Rata St (25 kWh) Rotorua 1134 Haupapa St Tokoroa New World 72 Bridge St Matawai 6522 Matawai Rd Tolaga Bay 43 Cook St (25kWh charger) Te Kuiti New World 39 Rora St Murupara Pine Drive Car Park Pine Dr Taupo Firestation 1 Kaimanawa St Taupo Tesla 1 Kaimanawa St Gisborne 21 Gladstone Rd Morere Hot Pools 3968 SH2 (25 kWh) Rangitaiki Lodge Cafeacute 3281 SH5 Turangi 1 Pihanga Rd New Plymouth 66 Courtenay St Opunake Business Centre 23 Napier St Wairoa 75 Queen St Putorino 5466 State Highway 2 National Park Four Square 4354 SH4 Ohakune New World 30 Ayr St Taihape New World 12 Huia St Te Haroto Mc Vicar Rd 4237 SH5 Waiouru Cnr SH1 amp Hassett Dr Hawera PakrsquonSave 54 Princes St Napier 206 Dickens St Hastings 100 Queen St W Mangaweka Papa Cliff Cafeacute 2 Koraenui St Whanganui PakrsquonSave 167 Glasgow St Waipukurau 34 Russell St Dannevirke 24B Gordon St Woodville i-SITE 43 Vogel St Palmerston Nth i-SITE 126 The Square Palmerston Nth Tesla 365 Ferguson St Levin New World 21 Bath St Otaki New World 155-163 Main Hwy Paraparaumu Kapiti PakrsquonSave 132 Rimu Rd Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park 3 Dixon St Porirua 2 Serlby Pl Featherston SuperValue 42 Fitzherbert St Upper Hutt 24 Queen St Lower Hutt Dowse Art Museum 1 Stevens Gr Wellington Grey St Parking Petone Z Station 60 Hutt Rd Te Aro Z Station 174 Vivian St Te Aro Barnett St Carpark 11 Barnett St Te Aro Inglewood Parking 68 Inglewood Pl

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash North Island

Fast Super Charger Locations ndash South Island

Takaka 16 Willow St Havelock Four Square 68 Main Rd Motueka New World 271 High St Karamea Four Square 103 Bridge St Nelson i-SITE 81 Trafalgar St Nelson New World 73 Vanguard St Richmond Library 11 Mcglashen Ave Spring Creek 2226 SH1 Blenheim 7202 Blenheim PakrsquonSave Springlands Westport New World 244 Palmerston St Reefton Four Square (25 kWh) 47 Broadway Greymouth 13 Tarapuhi Street Kaikoura 51 West End Kaikoura New World 124 Beach Road Hokitika New World 116 Revell St Culverden 27A Mountain View Rd Amberley Countdown 123 Carters Rd

Rangiora PakrsquonSave 2 Southbrook Rd Northwood New World 2 Mounter Ave Harewood Raeward Fresh 800 Harewood Rd Addington Z Station 40 Moorhouse Ave Halswell New World 9 Nicholls RdChristchurch Tesla The George Hotel 50 Park Tce Rolleston New World 90 Rolleston Dr Lincoln New World 77 Gerald St Little River 4235A Christchurch Akaroa Rd Rakaia 41 Bridge St Ashburton 109 West St Tekapo Lake Tekapo Tavern SH8 Fairlie Opp 53 Main St Geraldine Cox St Carpark 14 Geraldine-Fairlie Hwy Temuka New World 185 King St Twizel Events Ctr 61 McKenzie Dr Timaru 26A North St Omarama 2 Sutherland Rd Omarama Tesla Hot Tubs 29 Omarama Ave Kurow Wynyard St Wanaka 42 Ardmore St Queenstown Tesla Remarkables Park Town Frankton PakrsquonSave 302 Hawthorn Dr Cromwell i-Site 2 The Mall Waimate 125 Queen Street Oamaru Eden St Carpark 3 Eden St Ranfurly 31 Charlemont St E Alexandra 9 Thompson St Bridge Hill Hampden 33 Lincoln St Nth Dunedin University of Otago 71 St David St Dunedin Filleul St Carpark 193 Moray Pl Mosgiel New World 10 Hartstonge Ave Milton Four Square 207 Union St Roxborough 22 Jedburgh St Lumsden Four Square 14 Diana St Lawrence Four Square 19 Ross Pl Winton New World 293 Great North Rd Gore New World 8 Irk St Balclutha 23 Charlotte St Invercargill 116 Esk St