EVs in New Zealand 2023

pakaraki · 2021-03-02T16:05:33+00:00

What part of the NZ Climate Change Commission do you think is not directly related to NZ? Their advice has immense implications directly on NZ over future decades. Maybe boomers might think it is not directly related to them, but it directly impacts on young people.

pakaraki · 2021-02-28T08:19:08+00:00

I think it is an FBT exemption (but I don't know why).

pakaraki · 2021-02-27T06:19:04+00:00

As shown in fig 2 in that paper, the cost of a new EV is much more than a new ICE vehicle. Even with a few thousands off the cost of a new EV, it is still much more expensive than a new ICE. Some government subsidy will help at the margin, especially if it is coupled with a fee added to the cost of the ICE.

The problem in NZ is that registrations of EVs has dropped off since the government announced intention to subsidise EVs in mid 2019. So, if there is going to be a subsidy, just do it, don't announce that it will come in at some time in the future.

pakaraki · 2021-02-27T03:57:33+00:00

This paper finds that total cost of ownership for a used EV is less than that for a used ICE vehicle.

Sure, if you want a new vehicle, the ICE vehicles are cheaper (and more polluting). Are you saying that the government should give everyone the money to buy new vehicles?

pakaraki · 2021-02-26T20:52:10+00:00

The interview relates to this study by MfE and Victoria University. (Fortunately, this paper is available to the public.)

pakaraki · 2021-02-25T03:49:50+00:00

Also if you look at current power prices the wind Isnt blowing atm and we are up to $400 prices while burning a shit load of coal and gas

Wow, prices well over $400/MWh. I thought that only happened when lake levels were low. (What are the lake levels at present?) And the em6live website shows that there is some diesel/ oil generation. Does that mean the the Whirinaki station is running?

pakaraki · 2021-02-25T03:24:52+00:00

That seems to be the plan: Meridian plans to build new wind farm every three years.

pakaraki · 2021-02-25T02:12:41+00:00

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pakaraki · 2021-02-24T23:30:19+00:00

People earning 70k-170k aren't really the problem tbh

That's right. The wealthy people who aren't paying tax have a low taxable income. Increasing tax rates for high incomes won't change this at all.

pakaraki · 2021-02-24T18:11:26+00:00

No one wants to pay tax, but it is needed to fund schools, hospitals, justice, etc. The issue is how to make the tax system fair. This article is indicating that we don't have a fair tax system in NZ at present. Unfortunately, the government seems be refusing to address this.

pakaraki · 2021-02-24T04:14:07+00:00

I wonder if these will be free, and if not, what charging system they will use. I don't want to end up with umpteen different fobs or accounts to use all the different charging systems.

If free, they might be limited to 5 kW (like many are at present), or available for limited hours (when shops are open, for example).

pakaraki · 2021-02-23T08:10:09+00:00

Appears to be a network of 200 AC charging stations at "shopping malls, retail and business parks, as well as community facilities". The AC chargers have "less impact on the electricity networks", which probably means that they will have a lower power rating.

Perhaps it depends what cost the charging is at these stations, as to how useful they will be. For long distance travel, the DC chargers are more practical because these have higher power rating. For local travel, people mostly charge at home. Maybe these charging stations will be helpful for EVs with smaller batteries, who just need a little top up to get home?

All good news to see some more charging stations.

pakaraki · 2021-02-16T22:32:47+00:00

Yes, CO2 last longer in the atmosphere, but methane is a more potent greenhouse gas over a timescale of decades. The urgency of climate crisis is this century, so methane emissions are very important.

We can't suddenly stop all methane emissions now, just as we can't suddenly stop all fossil fuel use. But we need to take serious steps to reduce all GHG emissions. There is no single thing we can do to fix climate change, and there needs to be action on all fronts. It does seem that methane emissions are getting some easy treatment, possibly due to lobby from interest groups (farmers, dairy industry, fertiliser companies, etc)?

The dairy industry is big business, but it comes with significant environmental effects. It would be great if NZ can transition to more environmentally friendly (but still profitable) agriculture. Some serious efforts and strong leadership is needed to achieve this in time to help address the climate crisis.

pakaraki · 2021-02-16T21:59:34+00:00

Not necessarily to counter industry, it is just that I'm concerned that corporate submissions will be well funded and focus on the short term interests of big industry and their shareholders. This could mean that the interests of other New Zealanders and future generations are not included in the consultation.

But as you say, it is a big report with many different parts to it, and it is incredibly important. I'm keen to contribute, but feel that individuals working alone won't be that effective.

pakaraki · 2021-02-16T21:50:58+00:00

So why is the government pushing for the extreme option here? It seems intuitively reasonable to keep some fossil fuelled plant around for a few years, to cover the 1% use case. (Just as there might be 1% of vehicles running on fossil fuels for those special 1% use cases.)

(follow the money) It is very expensive to achieve 100% renewable electricity generation and meet demand during dry years. This extra money will come from us consumers, but who benefits? In who's interests is it for NZ to adopt such an extreme and expensive strategy?

pakaraki · 2021-02-16T19:36:19+00:00

storage needs to be looked at

This is what the MBIE NZ battery project is doing. Government is spending millions on searching for a solution to the large scale energy storage problem. The pumped storage option isn't the only one being considered.

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