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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
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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
Lawrence Holder
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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
EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 7
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8 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz
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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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
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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Auckland
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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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Lower Hutt
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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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
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
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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
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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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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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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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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
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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
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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
Lawrence Holder
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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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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
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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APPROX RANGE KMS
BMW i3 BEV $76900 200 km
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Ioniq Elite BEV $65990 220 km
Kona BEV $73990 400 km
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LDV V80 BEV $80489 180 km
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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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Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz
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Cooper Auto Company 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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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 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
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
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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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
WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVsSmall Simple Smart
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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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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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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
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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
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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
Lawrence Holder
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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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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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Auckland
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Drive EV 027 521 0429 | 07 378 0082stevedriveevconz
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EV Central Taupo
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Lower Hutt
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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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
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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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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
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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
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
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Dean Sheed
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Fast Charger Locations
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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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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
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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
EVs at The Warehouse
Charging up with Schneider Electric EVlink
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NEWSTALK
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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
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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Cooper Auto Company Wellington
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Metro Christchurch03 348 5855chrisnmetrochchconz
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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
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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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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
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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
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 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
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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8 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz
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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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
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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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Auckland
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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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Lower Hutt
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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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
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
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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Roger Gill Mitsubishi Pukekohe
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Piako Mitsubishi Rotorua
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W R Phillips New Plymouth New Plymouth
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Wairarapa Mitsubishi Masterton
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Houston Motors Blenheim
Christchurch Mitsubishi Christchurch
Caroline Mitsubishi Timaru
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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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NAME CITY
Cash Back Cars Whangarei Autolink Cars | 09 378 9090 autolinkcarsltdgmailcom
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
Mt Maunganui
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
Gazley Wellington
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
HVS Motors Dunedin
Gilmour Automotive Dunedin
HVS Motors Gore
Electric Motor Vehicle Company Invercargill
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
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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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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
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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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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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Ohakune
National Park
Blenheim
Fast Charger Locations
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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
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
EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 7
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8 | EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz
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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Drive EV 027 521 0429 | 07 378 0082stevedriveevconz
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Lower Hutt
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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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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
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Fast Charger Locations
Destination 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
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
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
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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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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Auckland
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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
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
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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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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
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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
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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 Charger Locations
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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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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
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Drive EV 027 521 0429 | 07 378 0082stevedriveevconz
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Lower Hutt
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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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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
Cash Back Cars Whangarei Autolink Cars | 09 378 9090 autolinkcarsltdgmailcom
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
Mt Maunganui
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
Gazley Wellington
The Car Company Nelson Nelson
EV Direct Imports Blenheim
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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WErsquoRE COMMITTING TO EVs
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ISS Facility ServicesKiwirail
LeaseplanOCS
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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
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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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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
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
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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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Christchurch Mitsubishi Christchurch
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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
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Harwood Cars | 027 492 2218 wwwharwoodcarscom
Auckland
Auckland City Electric Vehicles0800 248 9387 | wwwacevconz
Auckland
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Volt Vehicles Auckland
Plug N Drive New Zealand Auckland
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
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
Gazley Wellington
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
HVS Motors Dunedin
Gilmour Automotive 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
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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
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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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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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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
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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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 ZE1 - 40 kWh BEV $45k - $63k 250 km
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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Fast Charger Locations
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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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New Plymouth
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Auckland City BMW Auckland
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Auckland Motors Mitsubishi Auckland
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Wanganui Mitsubishi Whanganui
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Balclutha Mitsubishi Balclutha
Southern Mitsubishi Invercargill
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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Auckland
GVI Electric 09 216 7106 | evgvikiwi
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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EV Central Taupo
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GVI Electric 0800 525 5885 | wwwgvielectrickiwi
Lower Hutt
Coventry Cars Hybrid amp Electric 04 384 4536 salesteamcoventrycarsconz
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Cooper Auto Company Wellington
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HVS Motors TimaruEV City | 03 972 5505contactevcitykiwi
Christchurch
Metro Christchurch03 348 5855chrisnmetrochchconz
Christchurch
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Stadium Cars ChristchurchAuto Court | 03 455 3000infoautocourtnetnz
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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
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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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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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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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APPROX RANGE KMS
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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
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
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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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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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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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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Event ldquoMicrordquo the urban transport disruptor
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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
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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
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Company Energy Deals Where Cost to charge LEAF
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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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Oamaru
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Alexandra
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Te Awanga
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Havelock North
Waiouru
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MangereNew Lynn
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Grafton amp Greenlane
K Road
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Civic Car Park amp Victoria St
Newmarket
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Haast
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Waihi
Dunedin
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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
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
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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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Ellerslie
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Te Kuiti
Tauranga Greerton
amp Mt Maunganui
Te Kauwhata
Huntly
Raglan
Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui
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Roxboroughghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghhhhh
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Creek
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Te Araroa
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Ohaupo
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Russell
Pukenui
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Rototuna
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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
EVTALK FEBRUARY 2019 | wwwevtalkconz | 19
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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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Oamaru
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Rangiora
Merivale
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Parklands amp Sydenham
Alexandra
Waitati
Mosgiel
Gore
Lake Pukaki
Glenorchy
Cardrona
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Cromwell
Wanaka
Frankton
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Karamea
Collingwood
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Petone
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Masterton
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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
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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
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Te Kuiti
Tauranga Greerton
amp Mt Maunganui
Te Kauwhata
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Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui
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Pigeon BayLyttleton
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Waiomu
Waihi
Dunedin
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Wairakei
Atiamuri
Reporoa
Murupara
Spring
Creek
Kaikohe
Te Araroa
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Ohakune
National Park
Blenheim
Fast Charger Locations
Destination Charger Locations
Tesla Charger Locations
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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
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
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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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
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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
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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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
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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Waihi
Dunedin
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Otaki
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Taupo
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Riccarton
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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
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
Dean Sheed
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Alexandra
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Masterton
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Napier
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Te Awanga
Pakowai
Havelock North
Waiouru
Auckland amp Auckland Airport
MangereNew Lynn
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Grafton amp Greenlane
K Road
Mt Eden
Civic Car Park amp Victoria St
Newmarket
Ponsonby
Takanini
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Whitianga
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Henderson
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Newton
Ellerslie
Leigh
Puhoi
Snells Beach
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Tikipunga amp Raumanga
Dargaville
Tutukaka
One Tree Point Ruakaka amp Waipu
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Te Kuiti
Tauranga Greerton
amp Mt Maunganui
Te Kauwhata
Huntly
Raglan
Ruakura amp Mt Maunganui
Te Rapa
Akaroa
Pigeon BayLyttleton
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Waipukurau
Woodville
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Taipa Beach
Kerikeri
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Dannevirke
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Lumsdenenenenenenenenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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Te Kaha
Whanarua Bay
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Tolaga BayTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Murchison
Amberley
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Stratford
aitaaitaaitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitataitatittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittittititititititit
Waipara
Reefton
Westport
Franz Josef
Fox Glacier
Haast
Kaiwaka
Warkworth
Matakohe
Waiomu
Waihi
Dunedin
Roxboroughghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghhhhh
Waitakaruru amp Kopu
Wairakei
Atiamuri
Reporoa
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Spring
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Kaikohe
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Otaki
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Taupo
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Upper Hutt
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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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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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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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