Speech

Energy and Resources Policy in New Zealand: Where's the Plan?

Power and Electricity World New Zealand 2010. Opening speech by Labour's energy spoekesman Charles Chauvel.

Introduction

Christchurch City Council is the first Council in New Zealand to commit to understanding the infrastructure that may be needed for electric vehicle technology, Mayor Bob Parker announced today.

Can electric vehicles, and electric transport in general, solve the problems of New Zealand's transport system? Are they the answer to worries about a world running out of oil and choking in the by-products of using fossil fuels? Is an electric car coming to your driveway?