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New World Dangers

One area the pro-electric brigade is punting hard is safety, with recent (unsubstantiated) claims that Tesla models are the safest cars in the world. However, let me tell you, after a recent “second...

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Big Boys Toys hits 20

New Zealand’s iconic lifestyle show Big Boys Toys celebrates its 20th Anniversary from November 16-18 at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, with some extra innovation and sparkling entertainment to mark...

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Upcoming automotive aftermarket expo biggest yet

Bringing together more than 400 Australian and international automotive aftermarket companies and more than 10,000 automotive service business owners, parts re-sellers, distributors, buyers and...

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Capricorn members get $5-million trade rebate

During the last year, more than 19,500 Capricorn members purchased a total of $1.86 billion worth of automotive parts and other business requirements from Capricorn Preferred Suppliers across New...

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Sailor Blair wows the motor men

The 20th annual luncheon of the Automotive Parts and Accessories Association (AAPA)

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Motoring

Wednesday, 07 November 2018

If you think you can’t go places in an electric vehicle, you’re wrong. The latest data from Flip the Fleet, a coalition of more than 1,150 EV owners from all round New Zealand, shows that

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Why they buy - reasons current vehicle owners go electric

Wednesday, 05 September 2018

In April Flip the Fleet learned about one-half of owners bought EVs mainly for environmental reasons, and around one-third because of low running costs.

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Direct individual valve actuation could extend ICE future

Wednesday, 05 September 2018

There’s life in the old dog yet. That’s the news from a British company called Camcon Automotive, which has developed a system with the potential to take the continually maligned internal combustion engine (ICE) to new heights of efficiency, both in terms of fuel consumption and emissions.