EV Salary Boost: it's a pay rise you can drive!
"Energy security comes on ships that go through straits and, as we've seen this year, nothing bad ever happens to ships that go through straits." That's a pretty spicy take from Old Man Gas on his LNG FM show but he is renowned as a bit of a shock jock.
Keep an eye out for a few more spicy takes that will be running across other platforms in the coming days.
Learn more about why we need to ditch LNG and back New Zealand-made energy here ⚡rewiring.nz/lng
Along with taxes, education and health, energy is proving to be a big talking point in the run up to the election .. which is now 33 days away. All the political parties have released some energy policies .. and while they're quite varied in their approaches .. the main focus seems to be bringing down the cost of electricity for us consumers. Our first guest would like electric transport to also be part of the conversation .. he's calling for a 'great EV comeback' and has some ideas about how to make it happen. Mike Casey, Rewiring Aotearoa Chief Executive joins Jesse.
The electric election continues apace! National announced its 'Electrify NZ 2.0 plan' last week and Mike Casey joined Andrew Dickens on Newstalk ZB to talk about the potential for peer-to-peer trading of energy, the roll of solar in lowering power prices, data centres needing to bring their own generation, and the likelihood that all this talk will turn into action.
