http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/75760774/electric-hatchback-reaches-the-top-of-arthurs-pass Electric hatchback reaches the top of Arthur's Pass January 11 2016 JACK MONTGOMERIE
[image / MARTIN KANE/SUPPLIED http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/9/3/t/j/z/image.related.StuffPortrait.238x286.193tdy.png/1452450076950.jpg Martin Kane's Nissan Leaf electric car stops at the top of Arthur's Pass on its West Coast round trip from Timaru. ] Martin Kane's Nissan Leaf electric car stops at the top of Arthur's Pass on its West Coast round trip from Timaru. An electric hatchback touring the South Island has climbed Arthur's Pass as it begins its return trip to Timaru. Martin Kane left Timaru on January 3 on a 1344-kilometre, 10-day journey to test the limits of his Nissan Leaf, an electric car with an estimated range of 100km on a single charge on flat road. Before driving out of reliable cellphone coverage on Sunday, Kane reported his car used two fifths of its charge climbing to 920 metres above sea level, making the pass through the Southern Alps on State highway 73 "very do-able". He intended to reach Flock Hill Station, located 90 minutes' drive in a petrol-powered car from Christchurch, on Sunday. Kane's drive has been slower than most, however. He has been travelling at 80kmh to preserve the car's batteries' range. He is scheduled to pass through Christchurch on Monday on his way back to Timaru, which he plans to reach on Tuesday. Although plans exist for fast-charging stations in various parts of the North Island and South Island, Kane has relied on private arrangements to charge the car on the way to Punakaiki, about 45km north of Greymouth. Charging stations on his trip have included holiday parks, a school and the Alpine Motel at Arthur's Pass. Using 16-ampere, 240-volt camping ground outlets allowed the car to fully charge from empty in five hours, while standard 10A plugs charged the car in eight. Kane had been concerned rain which fell near Greymouth on Friday might have added to friction on the road and reduced his range, but said he encountered relatively little. He believes electric cars have the potential to reduce New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions. [© stuff.co.nz] ... http://stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/75603966/ * Electric hatchback reaches Wanaka ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/71316432/flat-points-will-not-deter-timarus-electric-road-tripper.html * Flat points will not deter Timaru's electric road tripper ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur's_Pass Arthur's Pass NZ http://www.arthurspass.com/ For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Leaf-EV-hatchback-reaches-the-top-of-Arthur-s-Pass-nz-tp4679789.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
