Cost Savings Stack Up on Electric Vehicles

Cost Savings Stack Up on Electric Vehicles

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...
Plenty of power for electric cars in NZ

Plenty of power for electric cars in NZ

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...
Driving Decisions on Buying Electric Vehicles

Driving Decisions on Buying Electric Vehicles

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...
Electric Vehicles – Future or Fad?

Electric Vehicles – Future or Fad?

True story. An employee took the flash new company Electric Vehicle (EV) up North on a sales trip. On the way home, they realised that the battery charge was running out so stopped in a small town to find a charging point. There was, inevitably, no charging station...
A Layman’s Case for Climate Change

A Layman’s Case for Climate Change

I formed our company in 1999, with the energy part of our business covering both procurement (a commercial focus) and energy use optimization (a technical focus). Both are designed to minimize the expenditure of our business clients. The energy sector where we operate...