Revoutionary electric hydrofoiling vessel set to unlock entirely new opportunities in marine passenger transport through enhanced capability State-of-the-art America’s Cup foiling technology maximizes efficiency Super smooth experience akin to travelling on a quiet waterborne airplane The VS-9 will be commercialized by Fullers360, New Zealand’s largest ferry operator Technology, which is … [continued]
Wind farms are already winning the low carbon race, and new carbon-cutting recycling and manufacturing technologies are also emerging.
Overcome by the desire to write about electric car conversions after a recent conversation with Graeme from OZDIY, I shared my interest with Facebook and received several generous offers of story. Here is one, written by Ra Cleave and Boyd Benton of New Zealand, with some slight edits by me, … [continued]
The New Zealand passenger EV market has seen a rise from the doldrums of February, when it reached a low of 4.1% market share. Just below 10% of passenger vehicles sold in NZ in March came with a plug. Thus, the quarter’s average was at about 6% plugin vehicles. Put … [continued]
Is it too early to tell where the New Zealand electric vehicle market will settle in the medium to long term? I hope so, as the figures from February are slightly worse than those of January 2024. We are still waiting for a recovery from changes in government policy. James … [continued]
Candela’s P-12 hydrofoil electric boat is on track to ply Lake Manapōuri, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserved by environmental activists in New Zealand.
The MethaneSAT satellite went into orbit on March 4. It will measure large and small methane emissions worldwide.
January delivered an EV market crash in plug-in electric vehicle sales in New Zealand, to their lowest level in several years. After the monster sales records of December 2023, the removal of the EV tax incentive, and the double whammy of the Road User Charge (RUC), it was to be … [continued]
With the threat of loss of subsidies, New Zealanders have bought electric vehicles at an unprecedented rate, achieving 50% penetration in December 2023. Changes in government regulations around the so called “ute tax,” a bonus malus tax that increased the prices of diesel- and petrol-powered cars and decreased the prices … [continued]
Two top global firms have jumped into the US green hydrogen market, springboarded by the plunging cost of wind and solar power.
