3.1 events & activities

Introduction

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Electric Island Waiheke (EIW) began advocating in 2018, for the use of electric power for transport and equipment - and the non-use of fossil-fuels - by 2030.

EIW aims to educate the people of Waiheke about the cost advantages of clean energy and the benefits of a pollution-free environment.  It does this in several ways:

• By offering free EV trials – try before you buy. More than 100 residents have already done so and there are now almost 300 electric vehicles on Waiheke Island.

• In conjunction with EECA and Vector, providing 80 free residential chargers for EVs. Also public chargers and a mobile charger.

• By running OPEN DAYS at Waiheke High School where people can learn the cost and environmental benefits of EVs and solar power.

• By organizing an annual EV Day to demonstrate (and photograph en masse) as many of the hundreds of EVs already on Waiheke, as possible.

• Providing solar tours to show the advantages of installations already in place on the Electric Island.

• Assisting the publishers of EVs & Beyond in the promotion of their annual conference at Waiheke Island Resort.