Green Party reveal $13.6 billion transport package
Co-leader James Shaw reveals the Green Party’s 10-year, $13.6 billion transport package. Video / Green Party
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Goff plans to convert half of council fleet to electric
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COMMENT: If a government can't upgrade to EVs why would the rest of us?
Mike Kampkes: The age of the electric vehicle
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Troy Bowker: Fake news? Six reasons electric vehicle fans are wrong
Comment: Some are totally blinded by their ideological belief EVs will save the planet.
National ad attacking car 'feebate' cleared by advertising watchdog
The ad used "extreme" examples but was a pass, the Advertising Standards Authority says.
National: Poorest hit hardest in Govt's green car plan
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Auckland Transport contractor parks his petrol car in an electric vehicle spot
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Spark 'powering into the future' with 100+ new Mini hybrids
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Where NZ's going wrong with electric cars - expert
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EV owners: Cash carrots needed to wean drivers off petrol
More cash incentives are needed to wean NZ motorists off petrol, EV owners' poll finds.
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Mercury scheme to get you in a $130,000 Tesla
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