SATURDAY February 1st, 2020, 8AM – 4PM

SATURDAY March 7th, 2020, 8AM – 4PM

The country's Premiere Craft Fair, sponsored by South Wairarapa Rotary. Interesting and varied array of goods, services and activities for our fair-goers.

Electric Vehicle information and display and test drive car.

Entry and parking: Free

Further Paid parking is available around Martinborough

Child-friendly. No dogs.

Hosted by Martinborough Fair Trust

EVolunteer Information TBC

• 7am setup, be ready by 7:30am;
• packdown 4pm
• Location TBC but middle of Kansas St South if we get same location as last year.
• Contact: Sigurd Magnusson (electric vehicles stand only)

Watch a promotional video about the Martinborough Fair

Watch a promotional video about Electric Cars at Martinborough Fair

SATURDAY February 1st, 2020, 8AM – 4PM

SATURDAY March 7th, 2020, 8AM – 4PM

The country's Premiere Craft Fair, sponsored by South Wairarapa Rotary. Interesting and varied array of goods, services and activities for our fair-goers.

Electric Vehicle information and display and test drive car.

Entry and parking: Free

Further Paid parking is available around Martinborough

Child-friendly. No dogs.

Hosted by Martinborough Fair Trust

EVolunteer Information TBC

• 7am setup, be ready by 7:30am;
• packdown 4pm
• Location TBC but middle of Kansas St South if we get same location as last year.
• Contact: Sigurd Magnusson (electric vehicles stand only)

Watch a promotional video about the Martinborough Fair

Watch a promotional video about Electric Cars at Martinborough Fair

SATURDAY, February 15th 2019, 10AM – 4PM

Hutt Valley's Biggest Summer Event.

A highlight of the summer season, held every year in historic Jackson Street in Petone.

EVs will again feature at the Fair, in an effort to educate and promote this environmentally friendly transport option.

• Child friendly. Not dog-friendly.

• Free entrance. Outdoors.

• Parking: on-street, Britannia Street 3 x paid private carparks, Park & Ride at Petone Station, cnr Bouverie & Udy Sts paid parking, disabled at Buik Street.

Hosted by the Rotary Club of Petone   This annual event is the Rotary Club's biggest fundraiser of the year.

Saturday 15 February EVolunteers (times TBC)

• 9am setup for 10am public opening,

• 4pm packdown

• Stall site TBC but likely to be near Fitzherbert Street

Contact Sigurd Magnusson to volunteer

SUNDAY, March 8th, 2019, 8:30AM – 5PM

Discover a fabulous world of food, arts, crafts and Electric cars in the heart of vibrant Newtown.

An eclectic mix of performers will play on 12 stages spread out along Riddiford and surrounding streets. Headlining Tiny Ruins.

Amongst the stands, electric vehicles will be showcased. (near Rintoul Street) EVolunteers welcome. Contact Sigurd Magnusson.

• 420 stalls
• Over 120 different acts
• 12 stages
• Music, Dance, Comedy

Programme of Performers will be posted closer to the time.

Child friendly and free to all.  A family-oriented public celebration in the heart of Newtown – this is Newtown’s community party to which all of Wellington is invited.

Hosted by Newtown Festival

WEDNESDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2019, 3:30 – 4:30 PM

Electrifying Conversations is taking its international guests through the Forgotten Highway and on to New Plymouth.  

• the general public is invited to Test drives and rides in EVs

The Novotel Hobson is on the corner of Leach and Hobson Streets. Rides and Drives will be situated in the lower carpark - look for the flags.

Hosted by Electrifying Conversations.

TUESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2019, 12 MIDDAY – 1:30 PM

BRUCE McLAREN MOTORSPORT PARK, TAUPO

An EV track day to entertain our overseas delegates who will be in Taupo as part of the Electrifying Conversations road trip.

Hyundai and Drive EV will be at the track with cars in the pit-lane ready to go. We'll be on all 2.2km of the National Track (in black on map above.)

All general public welcome.  Finishes strictly at 1:30pm.

Hosted by Electrifying Conversations.

No pets, sandals or open-toed footwear.

[[article by JoséPontes EV-Sales - tracking world EV trends - 23 September 2019]

Two emerging European markets for EV are bucking the general trends: Romania and Portugal.

Transfagarasan highway, Romania: arguably the most beautiful road in Europe

[Article first published in EVTALK, September 2019, www.evtalk.co.nz]

It’s been seven months since the inaugural Hamilton Electric Vehicles, the city’s only EV centre, opened in early February. Dealer principal Nicholas Down says the enquiries have been huge, which is “absolutely phenomenal”. “We can’t keep up with it!” Down says.

Question of the Day:

"When EV batteries need replacement what happens to the old ones?"

"Do we ship them off to another country and move the responsibility?"

[post answered by Adam Metalbob, Leading The Charge, 4 July 2019]