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2022 Northland RoadTrip

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The 2022 RoadTrip - 18 -23rd April; 7 adults and 2 children in 6 EVs drove a Northland loop from Auckland and back, covering just under 1,000 km in 6 days.…

Nelson to Christchurch in my Leaf

A trip by William Stewart.

EVs Demystified

Andy Bassett, A Leaf owner from Taranaki, has put together a great article to show all those supposed barriers to EV adoption are really more perception than reality!  But then…

Total battery capacity vs. usable battery capacity

The total, (or gross) capacity of a battery pack is the amount of energy it can store when it's fully charged to 100% The usable capacity is how much energy…

North Island RoadTour - Rob Birnie's experience

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The first leg on this year’s Better NZ Trust's #LeadingtheCharge Roadtrip started quietly, as EVs tend to do, on the morning of the 6th of October.

COP26 Declaration

Declaration: (you can also sign it here) Global EV Drivers’ Alliance Challenge to World Leaders We, the undersigned electric vehicle drivers from around the world, are calling on leaders from the 26 countries represented in…

EV penetration in Europe

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As a member of GEVA the Trust gets to experience the EV landscape from all around the world.

The East Cape RoadTrip - October 2021 by EEEVEE

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The weather Gods turned on a glorious Hawke’s Bay morning for us as we prepared to leave Gisborne for the East Cape leg of the Better NZ Trust Leading The…

2021 SI Road Trip Day 7

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The South Island loop concludes. . .

2021 SI Road Trip Day 6

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Cromwell to Naseby/Ranfurly Beautiful day today as well, starting in Cromwell.

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