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"Electric isn't just for cars, it's for farms too. That's the message from the team behind a cherry orchard in Central Otago, which started swapping diesel for electric on their 6 hectare site and went fully electric in 2021. Now they've put their electric tractor to a real test, going for a hot lap around Highland Motorsport Park in Cromwell." Electric Cherries' Mike Casey and Euan White cross live on Breakfast to discuss the record attempts, the Monarch tractor and the broader ambitions (head to 2.10 to hear the interview). Looking forward to having Liam Lawson take it for a spin soon.
Read moreDownload the document hereAfter ‘crunching the numbers’ and adding in new sources of ‘New Zealand-made energy’ to our equations, CEO Mike Casey has announced that Rewiring Aotearoa will be changing its name to Refuelling Aotearoa. There has been a huge amount of independently verified research showing electrification beats fossil fuels on economics, efficiency, emissions and energy security and that there is a huge opportunity for New Zealand to electrify, but the discovery of an infinite supply of snake oil in New Zealand has changed everything, he says.
Read moreDownload"We’ve got fuel prices climbing towards four dollars a litre. We’ve got global instability, supply lines under pressure, and once again New Zealand is sitting here — exposed. But what’s different this time…it’s the reaction."