46+ min ago  (510+ words) Buyers have been snapping up electric vehicles as the cost of fuel increased, but there's a warning that insurance could be pricey. Justin Lim, chief executive of insurance comparison site Quashed, said electric vehicles would generally cost more to insure…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (551+ words) An electric vehicle advocacy group is calling for consistent, cross-party policies to get more battery-run cars and charging infrastructure on the road. Drive Electric presented its State of the Nation report on Wednesday at Parliament, which said the switch to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1222+ words) A partnership to get green hydrogen trucks up and running in New Zealand says there is renewed interest in the technology as diesel prices remain high. Hydrogen fuel company Hiringa and heavy vehicle leasing business TR Group have faced delays…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1222+ words) A partnership to get green hydrogen trucks up and running in New Zealand says there is renewed interest in the technology as diesel prices remain high. Hydrogen fuel company Hiringa and heavy vehicle leasing business TR Group have faced delays…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (305+ words) Meridian Energy has won consent to build a large solar farm near Palmerston North. The 120 megawatt solar farm in Bunnythorpe would be alongside an already consented battery energy storage system. The solar farm would have about 250, 000 solar panels, and Meridian…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (607+ words) The government has announced a review into solar panel installation, which it describes as a "red tape nightmare". Regulation Minister David Seymour says the aim is to make New Zealand the simplest place in the developed world to install solar....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (509+ words) The Regulation Minister is taking aim at what he says is excessive red tape around rooftop solar that makes it too hard for home-owners and businesses to set up panels. David Seymour is ordering a review of the installation process,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (198+ words) Tesla is recalling 218, 868 vehicles in the United States due to delayed rear-view camera images that could increase the risk of a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday. The regulator said the rear-view camera display in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (800+ words) New Zealand has passed the "tipping point" where most people buying solar panels will save more money than they spend on them, researchers say, but more could be done to unlock households' ability to make use of solar power. Josh…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (364+ words) By Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy, Reuters Tesla surprised investors on Wednesday with a cash surplus in the first quarter, buying some breathing room as it starts to pour money into an ambitious US$20 billion-plus (NZ$33. 8 billion) spending plan for…...