EECA Courtesy Car Project Sign Up Form

Welcome – you have reached the sign-up page for the data collection portal for the EECA Courtesy Car Project.

We are using Flip The Fleet as our data managers. There are three reasons why we have invoked Flip The Fleet:

I need to collect and collate this information for my monthly reporting to EECA, and Flip The Fleet is a data entry portal customised to collecting EV data
By supporting Flip The Fleet we are also supporting the EECA objectives, something that I committed to doing in the project application
Flip the Fleet is a worthy project to be supporting in its own right, where it collects anonymised data with the aim of helping promote EV uptake in NZ. In this way, your data will have a life beyond being summarised in a report that will be read once – it will go on to help contribute to the picture of EV uptake in New Zealand.

About Flip The Fleet

Flip The Fleet is a “citizen science” community project that involves New Zealand owners of electric cars sharing their usage patterns so that trends and statics of EV usage can be collected with the aim of accelerating uptake of electric vehicles in New Zealand. This is achieved through provision of scientific data on on EV use, cost savings, efficiency, battery health and environmental benefits; helping with infrastructure: sharing data on our vehicles’ performance in New Zealand conditions so that business investment in infrastructure, public policy and our own choices maximise the benefits and pleasure of EV ownership; and informing the debate, so that we can reliably counter misconceptions about EV constraints and benefits.

Signing up

In the signup process you’ll be asked that you are (1) happy to share the data with me (so that I can collate the data and share it with EECA in the reports that I submit) and (2) share it with Flip The Fleet. It’s broken up into two steps.

Step 1: Please complete the form below to provide key details about you, your vehicle and your electricity set up. Once your details are received by Flip The Fleet, they will create your personal account. This is done manually and may take a few days. Once done you will receive an invite to activate your Flip The Fleet account. Note – if there is anything that you don’t know, I will help fill in any missing details. For example, if you don’t know the model of your Leaf, you can select “I’m unsure what model”.

Step 2: Once you get your invite, you’ll need to activate your Flip The Fleet account by clicking on the unique link that will be included in the email, set your password and agree to the dashboard’s Terms of Use.

Uploading your monthly data

Once your account is activated, you’ll be able to upload your vehicle’s data directly into the Flip The Fleet interactive dashboard. There are also some interesting live reports that you may like to review. Uploading your vehicle’s data is done at the start of each month for the month prior. You’ll get a reminder if you forget.

Thanks for all your help

Mark Nixon

021 253 9252

About you:

Your name (required)

Your business name (required)

Your email (required)

Your post code

Your phone number (optional) just in case we can't email you

About your Nissan Leaf:

Registration plate number (required)

Model of your Nissan Leaf

Region where the vehicle is currently used the most

Month and year the current ownership started

Odometer reading when the current ownership started

Purchase cost in $NZD, incl GST

The best interest rate (% p.a.) that you have access to. We use this value in financial calculations like "$ saved" and "Return On Investment". This rate could be your current mortgage rate, or just a rate you can obtain easily. Even if you paid in cash, still, please add in a loan rate that you could obtain if you wanted to.

Ownership status

Urban use at around 50km/h. Please estimate % of your KMs traveled in built-up areas compared to open-road.

How hilly is the terrain where you most often drive? We realise that your car is probably driven on a mix of flat and hilly terrain, but if you were to weight it all up, on average, how hilly are your routes?

About your electricity set up:

National electricity grid connection

Electricity cost per kWh unit - and - discount (if any) Please tell us what you pay per unit of electricity at the time you usually charge your vehicle at the workshop (your electricity bill should report this), and any discounts you receive. This will enable us to calculate your cost savings by running an EV. Enter zero if you never use grid electricity from a workshop charger.

Almost there...

PLEASE click here to read the Legal Stuff and then check the box below to confirm that you have read it and agree with it. It's very important to us that you know what we intend to do with your Registration and EV Information. And since you are part of the EECA Courtesy Car Project, you consent to Mark Nixon/Evincible Ltd having access to your data.