https://wellington.gen.nz/talk-wellington+electric-vehicles Items tagged with Talk Wellington and Electric vehicles. https://talkwellington.org.nz/2023/ebikes-community-power-everyday-magic/ One of the many great local things to light up your pre-election world Every pre-election season it’s easy to feel a bit disempowered, as the Heavy Hitters make grand gestures about how they’ll change our country. It’s worth remembering that whatever the flavour of central government, the most meaningful and tangible changes come locally. Driven... e-bikes electric-vehicles transport blogs Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://talkwellington.org.nz/2023/ebikes-community-power-everyday-magic/ Talk Wellington 2023-08-24T00:00:00Z https://talkwellington.org.nz/2023/e-scooters-dont-ban-them-by-accident/ A temporary exemption in official classifications means we get to have e-scooters in NZ. But that exemption’s expiring and there’s real “baby goes out with bathwater” risk, so pop in your 2c BY 5PM MONDAY 7th! If you want to do this real quick, scroll to …. you guessed, it, our friend the typing cat!... consultation escooters electric-vehicles transport blogs Sun, 06 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://talkwellington.org.nz/2023/e-scooters-dont-ban-them-by-accident/ Talk Wellington 2023-08-06T00:00:00Z https://talkwellington.org.nz/2021/are-evs-going-to-save-us/ I spend my days working to build walking, cycling, and public transport infrastructure so I am pretty used to hearing something along the lines of “why bother with this stuff, when EV’s are going to save us from our climate problems?” Usually, I shrug this question off by discussing the many other reasons why we should boost active transport, such as healthier people and reduced congestion on the roads. electric-vehicles transport blogs Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://talkwellington.org.nz/2021/are-evs-going-to-save-us/ Talk Wellington 2021-08-05T00:00:00Z https://talkwellington.org.nz/2020/e-scooters-what-do-you-think-wellington-tell-council/ Wellington has been trialling e-scooters for a bit over six months now. consultation escooters electric-vehicles transport blogs Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://talkwellington.org.nz/2020/e-scooters-what-do-you-think-wellington-tell-council/ Talk Wellington 2020-01-23T00:00:00Z https://talkwellington.org.nz/2019/feedback-a-rama-2-e-scooters-and-huge-transport-plans/ Last hurrah folks! If you’re time-poor, 5 minutes on the RLTP (with mince pie in hand) gets you a lovely civic glow before the holidays. escooters electric-vehicles transport blogs Wed, 11 Dec 2019 05:57:56 GMT https://talkwellington.org.nz/2019/feedback-a-rama-2-e-scooters-and-huge-transport-plans/ Talk Wellington 2019-12-11T05:57:56Z https://talkwellington.org.nz/2019/the-lets-get-welly-riding-vision/ Riding e-bikes and scooters is often the most affordable and quickest way to get around Wellington, but the infrastructure has been lagging the growth of these new vehicles. escooters electric-vehicles transport blogs Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:20:07 GMT https://talkwellington.org.nz/2019/the-lets-get-welly-riding-vision/ Talk Wellington 2019-09-10T12:20:07Z https://talkwellington.org.nz/2019/rethinking-safety/ As NZ grapples with our attitudes to our objectively terrible road death rate (not to mention e-scooters, kids’ cycling, high-vis, speed limits etc), we must ask: what’s real, and what’s in our heads – what myths have we come to believe? This article answers those questions, shedding an unflinching light on ourselves. escooters electric-vehicles transport blogs Sun, 14 Jul 2019 10:34:30 GMT https://talkwellington.org.nz/2019/rethinking-safety/ Talk Wellington 2019-07-14T10:34:30Z https://talkwellington.org.nz/2019/safer-space-for-cycling-and-scooting-whats-wrong-with-some-of-us/ A recent piece on the sudden scuttling of a flagship London project for safer cycling sparked a few thoughts about local opposition to infrastructure for safer cycling – and e-scooting. escooters electric-vehicles transport blogs Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:29:47 GMT https://talkwellington.org.nz/2019/safer-space-for-cycling-and-scooting-whats-wrong-with-some-of-us/ Talk Wellington 2019-06-23T19:29:47Z