Electric vehicles proving popular

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Electric vehicles proving popular

Vector’s electric vehicles are proving to be immensely popular with staff.

Since Vector purchased the EV fleet vehicles in September, the cars have been fully booked out every day.

Staff say it’s because they are quiet, efficient and very ‘peppy’ to drive.

Others say that they prefer driving the EV’s because “it’s a greener choice and every bit helps the planet.”

Vector’s CEO Simon Mackenzie says he is very pleased with the quick acceptance of the EV’s at Vector and explains it’s an important part of the company’s strategic direction.

“It's about encouraging clean energy innovation, growing the marketplace for electric drive technologies and positioning our country — and our customers — to take full advantage of the incredible opportunity that electrification represents. It’s all about customer choice.

"Advancing plug-in electric vehicles and technologies is an industry priority, and we are proud of our initiative to encourage EV adoption among our employees," says Mackenzie.

Network summary for week ending 7 December 2014

Electricity

Our contractors attended to a case of sparking lines in Takanini during the week. They repaired the lines and replaced the pillar.

There were two car v. pole incidents in Glen Eden during the week. We kept in close contact with emergency services, due to an injury at one of these incidents. A vehicle was involved in a case of lines coming down in Beach Haven during the week. Our contractors worked into the night to restore power.

A Vector pole was brought down by a car v. pole incident in Otara. The pole was replaced, and no customers were affected. Four other car v. pole incidents occurred, in Clover Park, Dairy Flat, Onehunga and in Henderson.

Vector crews were called to isolate power at TVNZ headquarters on Saturday morning after a small fire was discovered in a store room on the second floor of the building.
Gas

Paraparaumu, Remuera, Northcross and Browns Bay all had reports of third party damage to gas pipes during the week. No trace of gas was found in Northcross, and repairs were carried out at the other locations.

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