Operation Laser Kiwi: help us take New Zealand-made energy on the road
Jamie Mackay, who was recently made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to broadcasting and the rural community, says he has "a special thing going" with Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey and admires the way he's driving innovation in the rural sector. Direct from Fieldays, he speaks with Casey about the practicalities of electric machines on different farms, and the new hybrid (and, soon enough, electric) utes.
New Zealand has lots of renewable electricity, but still uses lots of expensive imported energy; commercial kitchens in the UK are are turning down the heat (and the toxins, and the costs, and hassle of cleaning gas hobs) by going electric; new research shows plenty of young'uns think petrol cars are akin to a landline; a solar-powered ambulance designed by Dutch students brings some 'medisun' to remote areas; 'Pic's Peanut Butter partners up with FTN Motion for a special electric motorbike; and a great website that helps us appreciate the abundance that's all around us (and the things that could be entirely normal soon).
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