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Papua New Guinea's first plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) – two cargo vans and a passenger bus – have appeared on the streets of Port Moresby. Ruby Gamoga reports. Barrick announces Country Manager for Papua New Guinea Operations, POMCCI welcomes new Chief Executive Officer and PNG Chamber of Mines & Petroleum appoints COO.

Electric cars do not have clutches, gearboxes and oil filters that constantly require replacement in the challenging PNG environment. Papua New Guinea's first plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) – two cargo vans and a passenger bus – have appeared on the streets of Port Moresby. Ruby Gamoga reports.

There are many PNG companies ready to embrace the new technology, Shi says. The first Maxus eT60 utes were due to arrive in the country in October, and Shi says there is quite a demand for them with a number of corporate companies in PNG having already made inquiries to replace their fleets.

Shi notes that in addition to greatly reducing carbon footprint, the operational and servicing costs are greatly reduced with EVs. Electric cars do not have clutches, gearboxes and oil filters that constantly require replacement in the challenging PNG environment.

Managing Director and majority owner, Leon Shi, says the company plans to help the PNG government towards its stated aim of converting 50 per cent of its fleet to EVs by 2030. “We have had EVs in the country since January,” says Shi. “We have an MG ZS that has been driving out into Central Province every day since January.

The reality is these cars have a range of 450 kilometres and the average driver in Port Moresby does 15 kilometres a day. Managing Director and majority owner, Leon Shi, says the company plans to help the PNG government towards its stated aim of converting 50 per cent of its fleet to EVs by 2030.