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The install­a­tion of a vehicle-­to-­grid (V2G) char­ger at the Arrow­town Com­munity Centre has made it one of the most resi­li­ent emer­gency hubs in the coun­try. The bi­dir­ec­tional Starcharge unit, which was fully com­mis­sioned last week, can not only charge an elec­tric vehicle (EV) but also draw power from the bat­ter­ies of com­pat­ible EVS to provide back­up power for the build­ing in the event of an emer­gency.

There is growing demand from voters for long-term solutions to energy and transport costs and this year we’ve seen some rare political unity around solar in New Zealand, but there is a gaping hole when it comes to EV policy, writes Rewiring Aotearoa’s Josh Ellison. ‍

We always like to celebrate a lift in EV sales at Rewiring, but we’re not celebrating too hard, because new Zealand is lagging behind most other markets when it comes to adoption rates. While sales are up by around 170% on the same time last year, just 10% of new cars sold were electric in October, down slightly from previous months (at a regional level, Nelson took the prize for highest share with 25%, followed by Wellington and Tasman).