The mysteries of electric cars were revealed to Whanganui car enthusiasts on Tuesday when the Leading The Charge roadshow rolled into town.
Organised by the Better New Zealand Trust, the roadshow consisted of four privately-owned electric vehicles which had been driven from Bluff by their owners, stopping in towns and cities to educate people about the benefits of electric cars.
The four cars were a Nissan Leaf, a Hyundai Ioniq, a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and a Tesla Model S.
Carl Barlev is the owner of the Tesla Model S and one of the trustees of the Better New Zealand Trust. Mr Barlev co-founded the trust with Steve West as a way of bringing electric vehicles to New Zealand, and educating New Zealanders about electric vehicles.
Mr West is also the founder of ChargeNet, a company which provides charging stations throughout the country. Mr Barlev said there were 50 charging station nationwide. There aren't currently any in Whanganui, but there is one in Mangaweka and one in Palmerston North.