by DavidSpratt | Aug 27, 2018 | Energy
In this exclusive new series of articles, I explore the electric vehicle (EV) options for specific business uses. We are grateful to the car companies* for supplying their EVs to test-drive, charge and parade around Auckland. Part 1: Evaluating the BMW i3 electric...
by DavidSpratt | Jul 10, 2018 | ICT
Data protection is the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise or loss. Many of us will have watched with some concern the ongoing reports of hacking, ransomware (where a hacker locks or encrypts your company data and demands a ransom...
by DavidSpratt | Jun 12, 2018 | Energy
In this fourth and final article evaluating whether electric vehicles are a fad or the future, I conclude they are indeed the future. I can feel the cold chill of the climate change deniers and petrol heads breathing down my collar as I write. I love a grunty V8 as...
by DavidSpratt | May 9, 2018 | Energy
In this Part III examining whether electric vehicles (EVs) are a fad or really are the future, we consider the implications for the supply of electricity and more. What happens when New Zealand stops importing oil and substitutes it with hydro, geothermal, solar and...
by DavidSpratt | Apr 4, 2018 | Energy
Last month’s article on electric vehicles elicited responses ranging from “hippy, coombyah, PC, Greenie horse poo” through to “Where can I get one of these gosh darn, new-fangled, electric buggies?”. Thanks to you all for your feedback. Rather than take sides in the...