http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/kapiti-observer/77631592/largest-electric-cars-gathering-in-lower-north-island-displayed-in-kapiti Largest electric cars gathering in lower North Island displayed in Kapiti March 10 2016 Adam Poulopoulos
[image / Adam Poulopoulos http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/7/x/b/k/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1a7wx4.png/1457557544048.jpg Sigurd Magnusson with his Nissan Leaf electric car at the Southward Car Museum open house. ] The organiser of a gathering of electric car owners at Southward Car Museum says the cars are the future of clean transport in New Zealand. Sigurd Magnusson was one of 13 electric car enthusiasts to have his vehicle on display at the Kapiti car museum's open house on Sunday. It was the largest gathering of electric cars in the lower North Island, he said. Magnusson, who drives a fully electric Nissan Leaf, said the cars are one way everyday people can do something about their carbon footprint. "Cars are responsible for 20 per cent of New Zealand's carbon emissions. "We can remove petrol by using electric cars, but it's much harder for the average Kiwi to do something about the other 80 per cent." Magnusson is also involved in the Leading the Charge road trip, run by the Better NZ Trust, which will pass through Horowhenua and Kapiti on April 14. The convoy of electric cars will be at Te Takere in Levin from noon to 1pm, Otaki from 2pm to 4.30pm and Southward Car Museum from 5pm to 7pm, as part of the trip around New Zealand to promote electric vehicles. Magnusson said raising the profile of electric vehicles was important. "The main thing for me is that most New Zealanders don't know these exist, and if they knew they would be buying them." Charging stations are scheduled to be installed in Otaki and Mana this year as part of the country's electric vehicle charging network. Magnusson, based in Lower Hutt, took an interest in electric vehicles after his friend purchased one. He said with purchase prices for electric vehicles dropping, in the Nissan Leaf's case to about $20,000 for used cars, similar cars will become more common. "Pretty soon this will be no different to taking out the recycling on a weekly basis." He has calculated the cost of power to drive his car 6000 kilometres at $120. Magnusson hopes New Zealand follows developments in Norway, which has a similar population, but about 70,000 fully electric cars in circulation, compared to about 500 here. "Norway are debating whether to make all new cars electric by 2025. They're the global leader." [© 2016 Fairfax New Zealand] ... https://www.facebook.com/Southward-Car-Museum-114600198580206/ Otaihanga Rd, Paraparaumu 5036, New Zealand Phone: +64 4-297 1221 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southward_Car_Museum ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapiti_Coast_District Kapiti Coast District ... named after Kapiti Island a prominent landmark 5 km offshore ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVent-13-EVs-southwardcarmuseum-co-nz-3-13-Paraparaumu-nz-tp4680927.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
