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'The neighbourhood effect' is a powerful force when it comes to influencing purchasing decisions. And that's why Bright Sparks like Stephen Drew are so crucial because they can give community members the knowledge and confidence they need to explore these cheaper, cleaner electric options for themselves.
The all-electric Record Keeper community cafe in Geraldine has solar on the roof, an EV charger on the wall and infrared heaters. And, as Drew says, he has had a huge number of conversations about the benefits of solar self-consumption and tried to show customers that charging an EV is about as easy as charging a phone. He has also been working with local businesses to help them electrify and has even done a few home visits. So if you're heading through Geraldine, pop in for an electric chat.
Rewiring Aotearoa is in favour of universal Road User Charges as we believe it will address an artificial market distortion for vehicles that is not in New Zealand’s economic, fuel security, or resilience interests. Here's what we told the Select Committee.
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Read moreDownloadOur Political Power series aims to show that going electric is good for everyone, no matter where you sit on the political sprectrum. Whether you're looking to lower costs, reduce emissions or increase resilience, it increasingly makes sense at an individual, community and country level and ACT's Todd Stephenson, who bought an electric Jeep around one year ago and built his new home in Queenstown to run on electrons, is a good example of that.
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