Realistic stories to lead EV in New Zealand

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It is good to take a look around it sometimes and see what is happening in other countries. After reviewing the sales statistics of James at EVDB, I thought about communicating with the New Zealand Ev drivers and obtaining their ideas about driving in the long white cloud land. After a little hesitation, they gently participated in their stories.

One of the readers was somewhat careful – some of the Facebook groups were hacked by journalists looking for negative stories of Bash Evs. He asked if I had EV and I reassured the group that I did and if I had a bias, it was definitely a supporter. He was then happy with help, and informed me that he had Nissan Lev 2017. It is useful to be careful on social media. Another pleasure was that I was reporting developments in Australia and New Zealand. “David, I just wanted to say that I enjoy your articles on Cleantechnica. It is good to have a perspective.”

New Zealand imports a lot of Nissan Levis used, so many comments were about those.

“Nissan Laves was certainly a trail square. We spent us more than 5 years ago, and we still love to lead. It is still common as a shopping cart for many. EV will not be the place where there is no, IMHO.

“We imported the Nissan Lev 24 kW in 2012 with the help of a friend, before you can buy it here, and before there is any shipping infrastructure – and led it (slow charging) throughout the country.”

“We had a 6 -year sheet but we needed to keep a snow vehicle to withdraw our caravan. Last month, we finally replaced the ice with a long -range RWD. Yay!

“A historical perspective: a few years ago, driving around New Zealand required detailed planning, the heavy use of ABR (a better road scheme), and a good opportunity to provide the charger when you want it. There were advanced tales from Aleppo EV, and it became a large amount, where a somewhat feasible commercial process is made. It is money creating chargers.

“Is it perfect?

“We toured the southern island of Auckland during the summer vacation in our Y. three adults in addition to luggage. We have covered more than 4000 km including long drives like Nelson to Hokitika, Franz Josef to Wanaka, and Que with prior approval.

“About 10 years ago, I was angry that my Kiwisaver box was circulating as a commodity and was“ owned ”by a bank or insurance company after another and that the return of my annual interest was **** % like this … I spent and put 8 solar panels on the surface.

“In February 2020, my husband and I bought 2018 Hyundai Ioniq. Amprovan car! I still think it is a great and economic value. We needed to change because it was very small and very low to accommodate the movement of navigation so that it must be upgraded.

“The Frunk/Froot is my area. My husband can put his tools and play his games at the back.”

“The first part of our trip was to install a 5 -kW solar system 3 years ago. We decided not to buy a battery as we planned to buy one with wheels and use excess solar energy to charge the final car. We sprayed the money after a year and we bought the Tesla model.

“Tesla was the revelation. He was heading without the trouble of our 6 -meter -long boat, completing all family tasks efficiently and gone like the fans on the strange hun around the back.

“Using excess solar energy for 75 % of its needs, it costs less than $ 180 annually for fuel. On a road trip, we find that the super charger is better available than we initially expected. The car was completely reliable within two years of ownership. My only complaint will be the excessive cabin noise.

“Owning EV is an educational experience. It takes a long time to overcome all the negative baccalaureate that does.

“I can’t see a reason to look at a future ice car as a daily driver program unless you compete with EV. The ice car must be … free of emissions, about 500 hp; it has additional functions and EV storage; completely fuel overnight for $ 200 annually, with train pressure for 8 years; there are no specific service requirements.

“I just don’t see it as a possibility.”

“We had a few hybrid cars over the years. Prius was the first that I bought in 2013. It was a wonderful car and a great fuel economy and was constantly about 20 km/liter. Then I bought another in 2019. The same. Economy really and happy with reliability and economy for fuel.

“I and Chick bought a house in 2023 and this is where the shark really decreased. We were on a task to reduce costs and prepare ourselves to achieve future gains. We bought 2018 Hyundai Ioniq with almost anything at distances. General.

“When we encourage the numbers to own and operate EV, we were shocked slightly. We will not only save the” fuel “that operates the car, we will also be able to jump on the energy plan that will reduce the time tariffs of my night – and provide hundreds of dollars per year.

“The reason for purchasing ioniq was the fact that it tends to be reliable and keep its batteries very healthy for a very long time. The price of $ 23,000 has helped, so be honest. Here we can have a vehicle that costs it less than buying from a sheet, with a battery that still hangs 100 %. Real do not think.

“When we bought Ioniq in July 2023 and we had to drive to Auckland from Windton to receive it (I say,” We could have downloaded it on a truck, but who did not want to drive a new car to the homeland?) To the charger if necessary. Saying the next charger was only 65 km. “

“This should leave us with a lot to spare” – I thought …

“By the time we got to Waiouu, there was only 40 km from the left-ykes. The range decreased very quickly. But everything was good. We didn’t stand.

“In January this year, we had a 5 -kilowatt solar system that was installed.

“In general, our experience was great. We like to have EV. We like to be able to charge it from the sun (mostly). It’s a great driving car, a lot of marrow. Really reliable. Guess-O- Meter is very accurate and sometimes you get what you can.

“The general shipping infrastructure in New Zealand is good, all the things that were taken into account. Yes, we need more charging devices, yes you may cost them less, but you can take a long trip on the road – even with a smaller battery and a limited range.”