Currently, transport emissions account for 21% of the greenhouse gas emissions we produce as a nation. Moving away from petrol-fuelled vehicles and driving uptake of Electric Vehicle (EV) use will help combat this and be a key part of a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable New Zealand.  Electric vehicles are cheaper to run, produce lower […]

Earlier this month, the Government announced two initiatives in the hope to meet New Zealand’s 2050 carbon-neutral target – The Clean Car Discount and the Clean Car Standard. People are referring to these two initiatives as a Feebate. The idea here is that the high polluting vehicles provide a subsidy for low or no emissions […]

E-bikes can be a healthy, fun way to get around while reducing your carbon footprint. Ecotricity went to support the liberate the lane event over the weekend with bike Auckland. The idea is to give Aucklanders more transport choice, with better low carbon options as traffic congestion is only getting worse. Ecotricity is lucky enough […]

Consumer NZ has shared an article highlighting the shocking results of a global assessment to evaluate packaging recycling. NZ has found itself at the bottom of the board as the second-worst country globally with unrecyclable packaging. 57% of packaging in NZ cannot be recycled. Items that are difficult to recycle include the pringles chip packaging, […]

Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 and was established in 1970. Over the last 51 years, it has become a public movement to acknowledge our mission to restore the earth and protect the environment. As climate change effects continue to increase, public awareness reminds us how important it is to act now […]

Historically, Volkswagen AG has been criticized by electric car fans — sometimes rightly — for being particularly slow to bring new electric cars to market. In fact, in the immediate post-Dieselgate era, when Volkswagen brought concept after concept to international auto shows, I’ve got to admit that it felt to me as if the company […]

The age-old debate between electric vs combustion engine cars continues. Without fail, any electric car owner will agree that the old comments about EV being no different from electricity to Electric power cars are dirty. Lithium batteries are unethical and cause as much pollution is bound to arise. But let’s turn the table for a […]

Ecotricity will support its growing customer base by adding supply of 100% NewRenewable generation from Genesis, including the newly constructed Waipipi wind farm.       Ecotricity is New Zealand’s only 100% carboNZero certified electricity provider, which follows strict United Nations product protocol, sourced from wind, solar and hydro.   CEO, Al Yates, said Genesis’ […]

Ecotricity offers a range of price plans to choose from. We pass network charges at cost so that customers receive the cheapest and fair pricing deals possible. Ecotricity also displays all costs so that you have visibility on how much you’re paying and what for. For example, metering charges and daily admin fees. Did you […]