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It's quiet. It's comfy. And it's fast. Those are the things Sky Ryan loves about the Deepway electric truck, which recently dropped off 123 boxes of cherries to all our MPs as part of The Great Electric Cherry Migration. Her dad Jamie is the general manager of Etrucks, a company bringing lots of big electric kit into the country, and when we talked to her the pair were about to embark on a roadtrip back to Auckland after a successful stint in Parliament grounds. Understandably, she was most looking forward to the multiple ice cream stops along the way and we're pleased to report she got two triple-scoopers.
To many of the young'uns we deal with, cleaner, cheaper electric machines that are run with locally-made energy makes much more sense than smoky machines that are run with imported energy. Baselines shift over time. What's entirely normal for the younger generation may be a confronting technology shift for those living through it. We reckon electric transport is inevitable. But for the benefit of Sky and other kids like her, we hope this transition picks up speed, because we need to do all we can for them.
Political Power has gone local! Dr Nick Smith, mayor of Nelson and ex-National Party minister, is an early adopter when it comes to electric machines but, through his efforts with the council and his close involvement with the Ratepayer Assistance Scheme, he's also embracing one of Rewiring's core mantras: once you've electrified your own life, electrify someone else's life, too.
Read moreDownloadWhether it's the growing number of electric buses, new electric trains for the lower North Island and City Rail Link, or new electric ferries, we love seeing more electric transport options in our big cities. It's also good to see some of our smaller cities like Palmerston North, Timaru and Nelson going electric and, as is almost always the case, the drivers reckon it's better on electrons. At the Electrify Nelson expo, we spoke with one driver Lee about the city's electric buses. And he definitely wouldn't go back to diesel.
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