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13 Oct 2024

Electric vehicle battery prices are expected to fall almost 50% by 2026

Goldman Sachs has just released a report indicating (through their research) that they forecast global battery prices to decline by

04 Oct 2024

Nissan's ProPilot......What is it?

Nissan LEAF ProPILOT: The Future of Smart Driving The Nissan LEAF is one of the world’s best-selling electric vehicles, known

02 Oct 2024

Understanding EV Charging Networks in New Zealand: What You Need to Know

As electric vehicles (EVs) grow in popularity across New Zealand, the need for reliable and accessible charging infrastructure has

29 Aug 2024

Busting EV myths: Do they really catch fire that often?

Electric vehicles on fire is a fairly common sight in the news, but that doesn’t actually mean they’re more likely

27 May 2024

Tyres: Do you need special tyres for EVs? A word from a Michelin Man

We get asked this question many times by people whom are on their journey to transitioning to an EV......do you need special tyres

29 Apr 2024

Running Cost Comparsion: EV vs ICE vehicle

Here at ACEV, we thought it would be interesting to run a little cost comparision between an EV (say Nissan Leaf) and a pure internal

04 Mar 2024

Finance Offer for March & April - 9.95%

At ACEV, we're always looking for ways to make your electric vehicle dreams a reality. That's why we're thrilled to offer you one of

26 Feb 2024

How Do I Get the Best Range from my Leaf

There are some easy ways to enhance the range of your Nissan LEAF. Use your e-Pedal LEAF’s e-Pedal lets you accelerate and brake

26 Feb 2024

Keeping your Battery Healthy

Like all batteries, it’s normal for its ability to hold a charge to decrease with age and usage. But luckily, there are some

16 Jan 2024

Road User Charges are coming to EVs and PHEVs

The date is right for it but this isn’t an April Fool’s joke – from April 1, electric vehicle (EV) owners will have

07 Dec 2023

Caring for your EV Charging Cable

We get many questions on how EV charging cables should be handled and under what operating conditions so below is some useful information

04 Dec 2023

Guardian Article # 2: How problematic is mineral mining for electric cars?

Guardian (UK) Newspaper: Article No 2 from the newspaper on EV topics. This one goes indepth into the mining of minerials

01 Dec 2023

Clean Car Discount Ending

23 Nov 2023

Do EVs pose a greater risk of catching fire?

Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles? This is a good read on EVs and whether they pose a greater

20 Nov 2023

EV Charging Plug types in NZ

The below link is to NZTA's website which identifies the different charger ports and plugs used in NZ, also recommendations for public

16 Nov 2023

8 things you need to have serviced on an EV

Electric vehicles (EVs) have fewer moving parts compared to traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, which generally

13 Nov 2023

Types of Electric Vehicles

Ever wondered what the differnet types of electric vehicles there are in NZ?.....well, here is a simple image of them.