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EV sales plummet after clean car scheme scrapped (newsroom.co.nz)

submitted 8 months ago by BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Tom Scott made a video where he tested an automatic swap station:

https://youtu.be/hNZy603as5w

[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He also mentions the company is hemorrhaging money at the moment.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, that is normal for a VC funded company

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's awesome! I hadn't seen that video before. Looks pretty impressive, though I'd be curious for more details about the subscriptions. Do you get charged for use or whether you use it or not?

[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

You lease the battery pack from them, from my understanding, so yes.