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Weekend Wheels Bay events: September 24: Tauranga Street Machines & Customs 39th anniversary car show Held in conjunction with Greerton Cherry Blossom Festival, car-lovers can park their beauties on Chadwick Rd. The event is free for car entries and show-goers. Chadwick Rd will close from 9am and entry is from Greerton Rd. The show from 10am-2pm is open to hot rods plus American and Australian classics.

The car show’s Famous Mystery Auction is set for 1pm, followed by prizegiving. Details: www.greertonvillage.org.nz or Tim 07 552 6666.

September 25: The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – Tauranga One day each year, thousands of Distinguished Gentleman and genteel lady folk in cities worldwide – including Tauranga – press their cravats, starch their tweed and sit astride their classic-styled motorcycles to raise funds for prostate cancer research and mental health awareness. Tauranga’s event will begin in the Papamoa area from about 10am and proceed through Tauranga during the morning. Entry is free.

To enter, see: www.gentlemansride.com/rides/new+zealand/tauranga

Beyond the Bay September 17: Paeroa Antiques Fair, Vintage & Classic Car Show Join Paeroa for a fantastic day of vintage and classic vehicles! Featuring a street parade at 11am as well as an old-fashioned tea party and live entertainment.

Come dressed for the occasion and vote for People’s Choice vehicle. All vintage and classic vehicles are welcome to join the street parade. Be lined up down Taylor Ave by 10.30am to participate. A mystery car ramble starts 1.30pm. Day entry is gold coin donation. Proceeds go to Paeroa Rotary-supported charities. Details www.paeroa.org.nz or Positive Paeroa 07 862 6999.

September 29-October 1: Brits at the Beach Yes, it’s awhile away but mark it in your calendar, the Brits at the Beach is being held at a new venue – Beach Rd and Titoki Park down by Whangamata’s wharf. So get set for four days’ of organised drives to Grahamstown in Thames, Tairua and Pauanui, plus musical events and a huge village fete, with profits going to local junior sport.

As a main sponsor, Sun Media urges all readers to get along this fantastic family event.

Full details: www.britsatthebeach.co.nz If you have a vehicle or motorsport listing, please email details to merle@thesun.co.nz at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Is this the future of motoring?

Yes, Minister!

Mitsubishi’s new Outlander PHEV breaks ground with a familyfriendly SUV body style, strong environmental friendliness, and a record price point.

Mitsubishi’s new Outlander PHEV breaks ground with a family-friendly SUV body style, strong environmental friendliness, and a record price point.

Bay City Mitsubishi managing director Aaron Chatfield says it’s possible to drive the vehicle at 50km/h through the streets of Tauranga and not use a single drop of petrol.

This is due to the 2.0 litre petrol engine’s

connection to a generator, which in turn feeds an under-floor lithium-ion battery pack.

In addition, electric motors sit next to both axles, providing claimed fuel consumption of 1.8L/100km – pretty friendly in anyone’s language.

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Minister of Energy and Resources and Minister of Transport Simon Bridges has owned his Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV for a month, and says it’s still driving on the original tank of petrol.

“If you put it on the charge every night you hardly ever need to use petrol, especially if most of your driving is around town.

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If you were thinking that all this means the days of the local service station are numbered, then think again.

Hewletts Road Z Service Station owner Dave Gillies tells us that Z Energy has installed six rapid-charge electric vehicle charging stations at sites in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch already.

The rapid-charge stations are being supplied by Charge.net.nz and are available for public use.

“The Tritium fast chargers draw up to 400 volts of electricity and can charge a standard electric vehicle in the time it takes a customer to buy and drink a cup of coffee,” says Dave. Z Sustainability Manager Gerri Ward says that the move was part of Z’s continued commitment to moving from being a part of the climate change problem to the heart of the solution.

“We’re not an oil company, we’re a transport energy company and we’re committed to meeting the needs of our customers, whatever they might be.

“We also want to be at the front of the push towards a cleaner, more sustainable New Zealand and to give Kiwis choices to use more renewable fuels.”

The electric charging stations will cost approximately $5-$10 for the vast majority of users to fill up, and the charge time from empty will be approximately 10-25 minutes, as opposed to up to eight hours for a conventional slow charge. “These stations provide another option to keep our customers moving regardless of the vehicle they drive or the fuel they need,” says Gerri.

The best of both worlds

Unlike a conventional hybrid such as a Prius or Camry, the battery can be charged by either

the petrol engine or a wall socket, in about five hours.

Unlike a pure EV like a Nissan Leaf, there is no range anxiety, because when the cells die, the engine acts as a recharger.

There is a single-speed transmission channelling the power.

The paddle-shifters on the wheel add or subtract regenerative braking, meaning they act as level-one stoppers that come in handy on the open road and when slowing down for corners.

It is also much more energy-efficient than using the brake pedal in city driving.

As previously stated, Mitsubishi claims you can drive upwards of 50km on electric power alone, unless you’re travelling at highway speeds, at which time the engine will fire up and send power to the front axle.

This means that if you, like the majority of compact SUV drivers, typically use the car for inner-city work trips or school runs, you could quite feasibly never see a fuel bowser.

The Verdict

The world of motoring is changing at a rapid pace. Once a fad of the rich and famous or the vehicle choice of the elitist greenie, electric cars and petrol-electric hybrids are now becoming mainstream – and most exciting of all, they have finally reached a price point that will only serve to increase their popularity.

With stunning lines, a futuristic interior, and the promise of low fuel costs, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is certainly a great choice if you are looking to shake things up a bit and lead the charge into the future of New Zealand motoring.

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