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NOW, ABOUT THOSE ELECTRIC UTES

Dear Jude,

I am not quite sure why you would write an article (Back o’ The Shed, September-October 2021, Issue 98) that is so full of errors. “Fossilised Driving” should perhaps have been labelled “Opinion”. I have been involved with electric vehicles for over 13 years. I was one of the first EV drivers in NZ, and had to convert my own vehicle — see The Shed, April–May 2013.

The simple answer to your ute dilemma is to wait a year or so. By then, a number of electric utes will be on the market. Of

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