Dozens of electric vehicle charging stations coming to regional New Zealand

February 18, 2020

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The Government has announced more funding for electric vehicle charging stations around the country.

It says there will be up to 110 new EV chargers nationwide in cities and regions including Tauranga, Nelson, Levin, New Plymouth and Oamaru among others.

There will also be 50 electric vehicles made available for ride-sharing.

Nearly $4 million of funding for the projects will come from the Government’s Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund, with another $12 million from "successful applicants of projects focused on encouraging low-emission transport".

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Some notable projects to receive funding include: 

• Foodstuffs to partner with ChargeNet to install public fast chargers at urban and provincial supermarkets

• The Warehouse Group to install fast chargers at regional Warehouse stores for public use

• Cityhop to purchase 50 electric vehicles for nationwide car sharing

• Mahu City Express to add an electric coach to its luxury coach and shuttle service operating between the Mahurangi region and Auckland

• Eastland Port to purchase an electric truck for watering and dust suppression at Eastland Port, which will be the first electric water truck in NZ

• The Wellington City Council to install chargers at Waitohi, a major community hub being developed in Johnsonville

• Northpower to trial of vehicle-to-grid technology at a residential address

In total, the Government says it has now committed co-funding for over 1000 EV chargers nationwide, of which over 600 are operational.

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