From July, drivers will be helped into electric cars – courtesy of a newly unveiled Government “feebate” to make lower-carbon cars more affordable. If we buy lots of electric cars, won’t that simply result in more fossil fuels being burned at power plants? There will be more renewable supply.”An electric car purchased today will run for another 10 to 20 years, he noted. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images Electric vehicles run on lithium batteries – although these can lose some capacity to hold energy after repeated charges. Martin De Ruyter/Stuff E-bikes are another popular electric mode in Aotearoa – with imports and sales of these cycles overtaking electric cars.

Source: Stuff June 12, 2021 22:52 UTC