New Zealand government forms a special counsel to help accelerate the implementation of electrical vehicles on the roads. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug. 24 (UPI) — The government of New Zealand said it formed a special counsel tasked with accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles on the road. The government this year launched an initiative aimed at doubling the amount of electric vehicles on the road to 64,000 by 2021. Transport Minister Simon Bridges said a 10-member panel was appointed to help reach that goal . “I’m confident that this carefully selected group of corporate and government managers will bring their sectors together, and are ideally placed to carry out their role in this fast-moving program,” he said in a statement. The panel counts David Crawford, the CEO of the Motor Industry Association, and Abbie Reynolds, the executive director of the sustainable business council, among […]