The Star: July 23, 2020

34 The Star Thursday July 23 2020
Public Notice
August 2020 Meetings
The next meetings of the Christchurch City Council, Committees, Subcommittees, Council
Hearings Panels, and Community Boards
will be held as follows:
COUNCIL
Date Time Venue
13 9.30am Council Chamber, Level 2, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE
Date Time Committee and Venue
12 9.30am Finance and Performance Committee, Council Chamber, Level 2,
Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
12 2pm Urban Development and Transport Committee, Council Chamber,
Level 2, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
26 9.30am 3 Waters Infrastructure and Environment Committee, Council
Chamber, Level 2, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
27 9.30am Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee, Council
Chamber, Level 2, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
COMMITTEES
Date Time Committee and Venue
4 2pm Selwyn Waihora Water Management Zone Committee, Lincoln Events
Centre, 15 Meijer Drive, Lincoln
10 9.30am Canterbury Regional Landfill Joint Committee, Civic Offices,
53 Hereford Street
10 11am Canterbury Waste Joint Committee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
14 9am Greater Christchurch Partnership Committee, Council Chamber,
Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street
14 9.30am Multicultural Committee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
18 4pm Banks Peninsula Water Management Zone Committee, Okuti Valley
Hall, Okuti Valley Road, Banks Peninsula
27 6pm Christchurch West Melton Water Management Zone Committee,
Fendalton Service Centre Board Room, Cnr Jeffreys and Clyde Roads,
Fendalton
28 10am Regulatory Performance Committee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
SUBCOMMITTEES
Date Time Subcommittee and Venue
20 1.30pm Insurance Subcommittee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street
COMMUNITY BOARDS
Date Time Board and Venue
3 3.30pm Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, Linwood Board Room,
180 Smith Street, Woolston
3 4.30pm Coastal-Burwood Community Board, Board Room, Cnr Beresford and
Union Streets, New Brighton
3 4.30pm Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board, Fendalton Service
Centre Board Room, Cnr Jeffreys and Clyde Roads, Fendalton
4 4pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, Horoeka Room,
Rārākau: Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence Street, Riccarton
4 5pm Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Board Room, Beckenham
Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham
7 9.15am Papanui-Innes Community Board, Papanui Service Centre Board
Room, Cnr Langdons Road and Restell Street, Papanui
17 10am Banks Peninsula Community Board, Lyttelton Community Board
Room, 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton
17 3.30pm Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, Linwood Board Room,
180 Smith Street, Woolston
17 4.30pm Coastal-Burwood Community Board, Board Room, Cnr Beresford and
Union Streets, New Brighton
17 4.30pm Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board, Fendalton Service
Centre Board Room, Cnr Jeffreys and Clyde Roads, Fendalton
18 8am Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Board Room, Beckenham
Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham
18 4pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, Horoeka Room,
Rārākau: Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence Street, Riccarton
21 9.15am Papanui-Innes Community Board, Papanui Service Centre Board
Room, Cnr Langdons Road and Restell Street, Papanui
21 10.30am Coastal-Burwood and Papanui-Innes Community Boards, Papanui
Service Centre Board Room, Cnr Langdons Road and Restell Street,
Papanui
31 3.30pm Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, Linwood Board Room,
180 Smith Street, Woolston
COMMUNITY BOARD COMMITTEES
Date Time Committee and Venue
4 5pm Okains Bay Reserve Management Committee, Okains Bay Community
Hall, Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay
5 7.30pm Cass Bay Reserve Management Committee, Steadfast Community
Hall, Governors Bay Road, Cass Bay
6 9am Stanley Park Reserve Management Committee, Akaroa Yacht Club,
Beach Road, Akaroa
10 7pm Lyttelton Reserves Management Committee, Lyttelton Community
Board Room, 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton
11 5.30pm Garden of Tane Reserve Management Committee, Bully Hayes, 57
Beach Road, Akaroa
17 5.30pm Duvauchelle Reserve Management Committee, Duvauchelle
Community Centre, 6039 Christchurch, Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle
17 6pm Lyttelton Recreation Ground Reserve Management Committee,
Lyttelton Community Board Room, 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton
Copies of the agendas will be available online and to the public at the meetings. Members
of the public are welcome to attend any of these meetings.
To make a deputation or presentation to a Council, Committee or Community Board
meeting ring the call centre on 03 941 8999 or email info@ccc.govt.nz.
Information about Alcohol Licensing can be found online at
ccc.govt.nz/alcohol
Megan Pearce
Manager Hearings and Council Support
Powered up in
fully electric Ioniq
IF THERE was one good
thing to come out of the
alert level three coronavirus
lockdown, it would be that
it heightened my awareness
of hybrid technology.
In the interest of public
safety, the local Hyundai
dealership closed its doors
early, a couple of days
before lockdown. It was
on one of those days that I
was scheduled to return an
Ioniq plug-in hybrid, that
being the case, I was left
with it in my care for that
month.
During that time I used
it to take my wife to work
on a daily basis, she was
deemed an essential worker.
I grew to appreciate that
hybrids have their place
and the Ioniq PHEV made
a marked impression for its
economy and ease of use, it
really is much the normal
car.
As its nameplate would
suggest, the Ioniq in this
form has a petrol engine
and electric motor which
work together in traditional
hybrid fashion; however, it
also has the benefit of being
able to charge the battery
through a plug-in household
electric supply, or
from a charge station such
as those at malls. Really it’s
the best of all worlds for
those who feel they need to
do their bit for the environment.
Or else, you could do
away with the petrol engine
in total. The Hyundai Ioniq
is also on the market as
an electric vehicle only, its
sole source of propulsion is
through an electric motor
powered by a 38kWh
lithium-ion polymer battery
bank, charged through
plug-in.
This evaluation focuses
on the $66,000 Ioniq EV
($72,000 Elite). It is there
for those who want to make
the total commitment to get
away from burning fossil
fuel. Those who do want
totally electric will need to
be prepared to pay for it,
it’s $12,000 more expensive
than the PHEV, although it
would be expected that cost
would be recovered over a
period of time, buying electricity
is said to be much
cheaper than buying petrol.
It would cost between
$5 and $10 cost to recharge
the Ioniq from low
charge to full charge, that’s
just a rough guide, there
are many factors which
determine cost – supplier,
night and day rates, length
of charge, the list goes on.
You must also factor in that
not all homes have wiring
conducive to supplying the
current needed, a designated
charge point correctly
wired is preferred. Of
course, there are the charge
HYUNDAI IONIQ EV: Plug-in, charge up and drive off.
stations which are being
rolled out in ever-increasing
numbers nationwide.
In terms of length of time
to charge, the Ioniq needs
over six hours to charge
from empty, that’s using a
designated charge point.
If you are at a fast charge
station, 80 per cent capacity
can be reached in about
an hour. From a household
supply using a three-pin
plug cable, a full top-up
will take up to 17 hours.
That being the case, regular
top-ups would be more
productive.
• Price – Hyundai Ioniq
EV, $65,990
• Dimensions –
Length, 4470mm;
width, 1820mm;
height, 1460mm
• Configuration –
Electric motor, frontwheel-drive,
100kW,
295Nm, automatic.
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 10.5sec
The Ioniq’s power plant
is pretty much the same
design as that which powers
its stablemate Kona – a
small SUV. However, the
Ioniq is a small-to-medium
liftback that stands out for
high level of specification
and purposeful design. It is
a definite five-seater and it
gets plenty of features.
Driving the Ioniq needs
no special effort, there are
just four central push buttons
which are self-explanatory,
drive, reverse, neutral
and park. From that point
on you just drive as you
would in a petrol-powered
car. The only notable difference
is there is lot of motor
braking associated with
deceleration. I particularly
like that, it means you are
less reliant on the brakes,
and it feels reassuring.
Hyundai claims 100kW
and 295Nm power outputs
and that’s feisty enough, I
particularly like the feel of
electric energy, there is a
strong feeling of acceleration
as the torque from the
electric motor winds up.
Speed isn’t overly vivid, but
there is a solid pull of motor
power when you ask for
it, and that steady supply is
seamless and constant, providing
more of a sensation
of speed than you would
otherwise imagine.
The Ioniq is rated with a
311km distance between
charges. The evaluation car
was sitting on 160km range
when I picked it up, and it
quickly dropped to 100km
with just a few inner-city
commutes in very cold
weather, that scenario not
conducive to batteries
retaining charge.
Nevertheless, once on the
highway at legal open road
speed, the Ioniq is relatively
thrifty with its use of available
power.
My best friend is an EV
Nissan Leaf owner in the
United States, his car is old
but it’s still on the original
set of batteries which are
giving him satisfactory
distance, well at least in
warm temperatures, it’s
not so flash in the cold of
Virginia.
He often charges free of
cost at some of the several
sites near his home; he tells
me it’s not all plain sailing
though, several times he
has had to wait in a queue
to charge, and has been
confronted by others who
have said while his car was
on charge: “Move on, you’ve
had long enough.’’
I’m not saying that would
happen in New Zealand,
but there are complications
that will arise until New
Zealand’s EV infrastructure
is fully supported. In the
meantime, there are many
other good reasons to go on
the EV journey.
The Ioniq is just one car
of many which is making
its mark in that part of the
market. For me, I’m still
leaning towards a hybrid
as the preferred option
between the two.