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Saturday 20 February 2016 | Published in Local

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Leading the way in solar power
Helen Henry with her all-electric Nissan Leaf vehicle. After a two-hour charge, the car can travel 160kms, the equivalent of driving around the island five times. 16021907

The Cook Islands Government has been promoting the use of solar power for generating electricity now for a number of years, and island residents who have switched to solar need no convincing about how much money this is saving you in the long term. However, there has so far been no promotion of the use of electric vehicles in the country.

The Cook Islands Government has been promoting the use of solar power for generating electricity now for a number of years, and island residents who have switched to solar need no convincing about how much money this is saving you in the long term. However, there has so far been no promotion of the use of electric vehicles in the country.


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