Oliver Erlewein on January 2nd, 2009

Miraz has put together a cool list of the current offers on EV scooters in NZ. I have been watching the market too and in the last months it has really started developing. The high petrol price and the heightened sensitivity around emissions is doing its part. There really is nothing that can get you [...]

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Oliver Erlewein on December 11th, 2008

I just got sent a link that set me off again. http://tinyurl.com/5laabm Make a long story short this is another case of scientists saying Global Warming is a myth. What I hate about the whole f*****g Global Warming discussion is that nobody seems to have gotten the point. I couldn’t care less about the official [...]

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Oliver Erlewein on October 19th, 2008

Yesterday Jane Goodall held a very good talk at the Wellington Zoo. The fist since she’s visited NZ 10 years ago. I found the strength and vitality of this lady just amazing. Like (e.g.) the Dalai Lama she has a strong conviction about what she talks and captivates her listeners in wonderful stories of a [...]

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Oliver Erlewein on August 29th, 2008

I’m a little late to pick-up on this one but I thought I’d blog it anyway. This kiwi genius modded an old Mitsu into a genuine electric car. The nice thing about what he did is he captured it on his website including videos. It’s really cool to watch and you learn a heap too. [...]

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Oliver Erlewein on August 23rd, 2008

I’ve been a supporter of the electric car for a long time. Mainly because electricity is easier for me to understand than petrol & combustion. What emissions is concerned I am a strong believer that it is wise to concentrate all pollution in the electricity factory/power plant and then deal with it there. Dealing with [...]

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