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September 2025 Newsletter

September 2025 Newsletter

Thanks to everyone who came along to our Hampton Downs track day. An excellent chance to have a drive and experience the astonishing torque from a heavy electric truck.A video of the Windrose towing the Visy b-double:https://youtu.be/2E3ErZYXH24Gavin Shoebridge from...

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August 2025 Newsletter

August 2025 Newsletter

Our second Deepway has arrived in NZ.They are now fully on highway compliant and available for sale ex stock at $255,000 + GST after LEHVF.Thanks to everyone who stopped by our stand at the Eroad FleetdayWith the recent confirmation of RUC exemption for heavy EVs...

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July 2025 Newsletter

July 2025 Newsletter

Etrucks® are delighted to announce we are now the Deepway distributor for New Zealand. The Deepway will be New Zealand's most affordable BEV semi-tractor priced at $255,000 + GST (after the LEHVF funding).The 600kWh CATL battery comes with a 8 year or 1.5 million km...

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June 2025 Newsletter

June 2025 Newsletter

The Governments new Investment Boost tax incentive means you can immediately deduct 20% of the cost of trucks and machinery from your taxable income. This initiative, lower interest rates, and the higher dairy payout, could see the Fieldays® being buoyant this year....

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May 2025 Newsletter

May 2025 Newsletter

The Windrose has been out towing containers for Nexus Logistics recently.You might see us out today with a refrigerated trailer for Goodman Fielder.RFH's XC975EV loader at Timberlands KPP is showing quite remarkable runtime achieving 11 hours work on a charge of the...

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April 2025 Newsletter

April 2025 Newsletter

Our robotic battery swap station has arrived and is being commissioned at our Penrose site. Thanks to EECA for their support.The swap function, just using a remote until we get the robot set up is here:https://youtu.be/aV-v85ZVIRM It will be available to deploy with...

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March 2025 Newsletter

March 2025 Newsletter

The next Windrose demonstrator headed for New Zealand is nearly out of the shed. Etrucks® has booked some build slots for the first batch of Windrose for New Zealand. With a confirmed order in the next few weeks we can have your truck delivered in February 2026. We...

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February 2025 Newsletter

February 2025 Newsletter

Hon Simon Watts, recently named Minister for Energy to combine with his Minister for Climate Change role, visited Etrucks last week.His take on where the Windrose fits in New Zealand is here;https://youtube.com/shorts/ZxIFFkoIih4?feature=share We will be bringing the...

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January 2025 Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

We hope you enjoyed a great holiday season. We will be showing the Windrose at the Transfleet Trailers/Allied Petroleum Bombay Truck Show on the 18th of January at the Bombay Rugby Club. Thanks to Visy Global Logistics NZ for offering space in their display.We took...

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