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Toyota and Lexus to expand Electric lineup across range by 2025
Toyota aims to have by 2025, every model in the Toyota and Lexus line-up around the world available as either a dedicated electrified model or have an electrified option.
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Record Year for New Vehicle Sales with One Month Still to Go
David Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Industry Association says, “there were 14,594 new vehicle registrations for the month of November, making it the strongest month of November on record.
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From petrol to electric vehicles, like cars replacing horses
Some overseas reports say petrol cars may be obsolete by 2026 but either way the massive switch to electric vehicles will be the biggest disruptive change to people’s lives in more than 100 years, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says.
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Training future drivers with electric hybrids
Toyota New Zealand is providing the Manfeild based National Driver Training Centre with three Toyota Prius plug-in electric hybrids (PHVs) for use in their driver training programme.
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LDV T60 receives 5 Stars from ANCAP
The Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has released its safety rating on the LDV T60 ute range.
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Strongest Month of October on Record for New Vehicle Registrations
David Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Industry Association says, “there were 15,530 new vehicle registrations for the month of October, making it the strongest month of October on record and the second strongest month of any month e
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When technologies become realities
Car companies keep coming up with whizzy new technology to put in their cars to entice...
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Pending Elections Fail to Slow Down New Vehicle Registrations.
David Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Industry Association says, “Year to date the new vehicle sector passed 100,000 registrations during August, the quickest ever in a calendar year.
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Electrifying Innovation and Enthusiasm earn ChargeNet NZ an Energy Award
The small and passionate ChargeNet NZ team were ecstatic to win the Innovation in Energy Award at the prestigious Deloitte Energy Excellence 2017 Awards.
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Literacy help for company drivers
A recent OECD study found that 20.7% of New Zealand adults are in the lowest literacy bracket, including both those born in New Zealand and those who weren’t.
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EV Hype or reality
There are lots of predictions going around that the Internal combustion engine (ICE) is...
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New Vehicle Registrations Remain Strong.
David Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Industry Association says, “Registration of 11,631 vehicles for the month of July were marginally up 0.5% (61 units) on this time last year.
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New Jaguar E-PACE Rolls Into The Record Books
The new Jaguar E-PACE has set an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title during its world premiere.
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Volvo Cars to go all electric
olvo Cars,  has announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric...
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Employers with at-work drivers invited to take part in annual fleet safety survey
Brake, the road safety charity, is inviting all organisations who employ or contract at-work drivers to take part in its annual fleet safety survey.
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EV World conference and expo
On September 8th at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City there will be a full conference titled  Driving the future EV fleet which will bring together a range of stakeholders across the entire EV ecosystem to assist driving EV's from convers
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Fieldays Drives June Registrations of New Vehicles to An All Time Record.
David Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Industry Association says, “Registration of 15,985 vehicles for the month of June is not only the strongest month of June ever but also sets a new monthly record for any month of the year.
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Look mum no hands
Look mum no hands - New Editor
There is a lot of hype around currently about self- driving cars. In reality...
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May Commercial Registrations Highest of all Time
May Commercial Registrations Highest of all Time
Glynn Tulloch, President of the Motor Industry Association says, “Registration of 13,132 vehicles...
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Be smart about your speed this Road Safety Week
Go at the right speed for the right conditions is the message the AA would like drivers to take on board this Road Safety Week.
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