PremiumPremiumBusinessRoad-user charges for EVs: More of your questions answeredUpdated with NZTA answers to reader questions.27 Mar 12:23 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInside the Hawke’s Bay company pushing to make EV charging easierTwo more EV charging stations are coming to the region this year - will they be enough?19 Mar 09:00 PM
Freight and logisticsGovernment to slash road user charges for plug-in hybridsPlug-in hybrid owners will pay less in road user charges after a change of heart.19 Mar 12:45 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentTesla’s troubles raise questions about its invincibilityNew York Times: Telsa's share price has lost one-third of its value this year.18 Mar 11:09 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe numbers: Will EVs still be cheaper to run after road user charges?In one scenario, the cost of owning a petrol car is cheaper.17 Mar 11:36 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe cost of an EV will plunge sooner than predicted - but there’s a catchElectric vehicle sales have levelled off lately after a surge in 2023.13 Mar 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGovernment's road transport budget means big changes for roadsThe Government's $20b transport plan will fundamentally change our transport system.06 Mar 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsEV sales stalled badly, again, in FebruaryOverall light passenger vehicle sales the lowest n 11 years.04 Mar 09:14 PM
New ZealandDad killed in e-scooter crash would have probably survived if he had a helmet onThiyagalingam Thanababu died in hospital after hitting a power pole.28 Feb 11:34 PM
BusinessApple steers away from ambitious electric car projectThe dream of owning a self-driving electric car made by Apple may be over.28 Feb 05:54 AM
BusinessCar yards accused of cashing in on EV discount as scheme wrapped upThere was a rush to take advantage of the $7000 perk during the scheme's final days.25 Feb 06:37 PM
New Zealand'Defies common sense': Seller refused refund for rain-damaged $2000 e-scooterTribunal: It 'defies common sense' for the seller to suggest it couldn't get wet.19 Feb 06:00 AM
PoliticsNiwa defends $700k spend up on four 'luxury' utesThe weather agency says it needs the four utes for towing boats.15 Feb 04:00 PM
BusinessEnd of freebie EV top-ups as Vector sells its 12 charging stationsPLUS: NZ's largest Tesla supercharger station opens in Taupō.12 Feb 02:30 AM
BusinessJanuary new car registrations: EVs plunge, petrol cars surgeElectric vehicle owners lose clean car discount, face stick of RUCs.04 Feb 11:57 PM
New ZealandHybrid owners trying to remove plugs to avoid road user chargesPlug-in hybrid owners want to remove the electric plug to avoid new road user charges.04 Feb 08:03 PM
BusinessHybrid owners trying to remove plugs to avoid road user chargesPHEV owners will pay twice - even if their battery's range is now next-to-nothing.04 Feb 07:44 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChristopher NiescheChristopher Niesche: Lithium bloodbath hits billionairesOPINION: Lithium producer Liontown's share price shows what can go wrong.28 Jan 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: No free ride - EV owners must pay their shareOPINION: Electric cars' long-time exemption from road charges expires on April 1.23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxUber driver: Road user charges for EVs will cost me $100 per week, but that's okSums suddenly don't work out so well for bank man's life-change.20 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessRevenge of the Prius: Hybrid cars stage a comeback as EV sales slowNew York Times: US sales of hybrids were up 65 per cent to more than 1.2m last year.17 Jan 11:37 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyEV owners: RUCs will cost us twice what petrol car owners pay in fuel taxEV owners are happy to pay road user charges but say it works out double the petrol tax.17 Jan 06:30 PM