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// Road user charges coming to EVs from April 2024
The New Zealand Government has announced that owners of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids will be required to pay road user charges (RUC) from the start of April.
- AutoFile says Policy change for EVs welcome
- AutoFile says Agency explains RUCs
- AutoFile says Cars with plugs to cop road user charges
- Stuff Motoring says EV versus ute: Which one is cheaper on your wallet after RUC changes?
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// Volvo EX30 EV arrives soon
The electric Volvo EX30 small SUV is due in New Zealand from March (for dealer demonstrators) and April (customers) in three trims.
// 2024 Mazda CX-30 local line-up joined by new SP25 variant
The local arm of Mazda has announced pricing and specification for the 2024 CX-30 line-up which now includes a new SP25 variant.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Genesis X convertible EV concept wins Good Design Awards for transportation
The Genesis X Convertible Concept has won the Transportation category at the Good Design Awards 2023 – making it the ninth year in a row Genesis has secured a Good Design award.
// Fred Ohlsson new Avanti chief exec
Avanti Finance Group has confirmed Fred Ohlsson as its new chief executive officer.
// Why decades of progress in cars’ fuel efficiency is ending
In 2017, Mazda announced its “Sustainable Zoom Zoom 2030 Vision,” which promised to “perfect an internal combustion engine that produces fewer carbon dioxide emissions.”
// New MG3 debut in Geneva February 26
MG Motor Europe has confirmed on Instagram that the new MG3 hatch will make its public debut on February 26 at the Geneva Auto Show.
// New vehicle tech worth 2.6 trillion by 2034 – IDTechEx
Autonomous driving, electric vehicles, connected and software-defined vehicles, and in-cabin monitoring are all megatrends reshaping the automotive industry.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// A Chinese Company Has Developed A Nuclear Battery. We Have Questions
The size and scale of this application are the exact opposite of what J. Robert Oppenheimer might have envisioned for this technology decades ago.
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- Isuzu regains New Zealand’s top truck brand title in 2023
- Lodestone Energy gets OK for South Island sites
- Hydrogen for public transport and other e-mobility
- BYD Explorer No.1 embarks on maiden voyage
- Ford NZ proud to sponsor this weekend’s Black Clash T20
- Hyundai Kona falls short of five-star ANCAP safety rating
- Dodge teases its first-ever electric Charger muscle car
- Thousands attend MG Centennial celebration in Auckland
- BMW: ICE has peaked, EVs to power future growth
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