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  •   Home > News > Motoring

    Petrol heads might need to get used to motorsport powered by clean energy

    Petrol heads might need to get used to motorsport powered by clean energy


    That's the message advocated by rally driver Hayden Paddon after his electric vehicle victory in the Waimate hill climb on the weekend.

    Paddon says the increased numbers of EVs on our roads will soon be reflected on the race track.



    MOTORSPORT WITH CRC FIVE FIVE SIX. MADE RIGHT HERE IN NEW ZEALAND

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Motoring News
     22 Jan: Race leader Josh Burnett is using cycling's Tour of Southland as a catalyst for his season abroad
     20 Jan: NZTA says the damage at Waioweka Gorge on State Highway 2 - from the weekend's flooding, is extensive
     19 Jan: Tired legs have caught up with New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston in the Tour Down Under
     18 Jan: The Black Foils have confirmed they've been deducted three championship points for their weekend-ending crash with Switzerland at the Sail GP season-opening event in Perth
     18 Jan: Police are reminding the people to take care during what's likely to be a busy day on holiday highways today
     17 Jan: A vehicle fire has closed part of State Highway 1 in North Otago
     16 Jan: Two people are dead after a serious crash on Te Rapa Road in Hamilton overnight
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