Driving Fleet Management
LEAF a Light On!
FleetDrive
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THEY SAY IN SHOWBIZ...
Head honcho Hartley gets revved up about Fleet Conf
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annual
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Hartley
Australasian
Fleet
Conference &
Executive
Exhibition Director
is one of our
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priceless and
information –
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all count for n
active particip
delegates.
methods for promoting
fleet management as a
true vocation. All who were
there agree this year’s
Conference was a success.
Although, as MC Brett
Rutledge put it, success
means different things to
different age groups.
In 2016, ove
representativ
every Austral
territory, New
Fiji and even
Attendees rep
manufacturer
product supp
services, cutting edge t
systems, as well as del
levels of government, n
and corporate organisa
you for your contributio
sure you’ve been armed
of opportunities to redu
increase safety through
the solutions you’ve lea
issan New Zealand has finished selling
the LEAF electric vehicle through its
dealership network, and stock is not
Conference success
going to be replenished.
couldn’t
happen without contribution
LEAF, also available in NZ through private
from many. To our event partner
importers offering second-hand models of
and platinum sponsor Toyota Fleet
the same generation car, has literally sold out
Management and Toyota Fleet,
of Kiwi dealerships. But meeting the market
platinum sponsor Hyundai Fleet
requirements to continue selling new cars,
Advantage, et al. (see our sponsor
Nissan NZ general manager John Manley says
banner below) – thank you. Our
is not viable.
sponsors underpin the C&E and their
“There is no single reason we’re no longer
continued support of AfMA and fleet
selling new LEAFs. It’s a combination of
industry participants is cherished.
reasons that make buying a new LEAF
Finally, a last thank-yo
commercially unattractive to our market,”
Likewise,
our
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exhibitors
AfMA
team and casual
he said. “We’re a very small market in New
showcased new technology, systems
in to assist over the Apr
Zealand and to spec a gen-one LEAF from
and services helping fleet managers
event. It’s truly amazing
general export, get the safety rating needed,
to
Reduce
Costs
and
Increase
Safety
can be achieved with so
and all the bells and whistles, you’d be looking
with
Technology
–
the
C&E
theme!
embraced new technolo
at a very expensive car that wouldn’t sell.”
You work tirelessly to set up in the
us to digitally register a
Retail, a LEAF was previously available
hope of discussing your solutions
issue a brief session su
for a brush under $40,000, but importers
with fleet managers, expanding
This not only increased
like EVImports sell LEAFs with as little
their knowledge. It never ceases to
but we collected over 4
as 3000kms on the odometer for just over
with feedback that will h
$33,000. The company sources vehicles directly surprise me how quickly boundaries
and limitations change!
from Japan or from Britain.
2017 Fleet Conference.
But all is not over for climate-conscious
all the positive feedbac
To our organising committee,
potential EV fleet buyers who want brand
criticism of what can be
guiding a program that delivered
new cars. “We absolutely have plans to get the
As 2019 ends so LEAF
does
another
decade!
I’m calling
information overload! That’s right, planning
18 professional
development
second-generation
here.
We just
can’t
sessions
over
two
days packed full
underway and dates wi
offer
the fun
first-gen
car.” of the 1980’s, 1990’s and
I have
memories
As I ponder
what kudos.
the next
decade
of knowledge
– massive
Your
in might
shortly bring,
for 2017. Any
In the US, the new gen-two LEAF, not
2000’s
but
the
decade
from
2010
is
a
blur.
I
realise
it’s
potentially
my
last
10
years
of for educati
combined experience of over 120
suggestions
yet available in Australia, has had 47,538
years really
shone through.
that be?
matter
to you can b
vehicles
recalled
a small
software
Each year
has for
gone
faster
aided glitch
by technology
employment.
What should my goals
How
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or by
which
affected
brakes
extremely cold
and our
ability
to be in connected
to everything. We heard
do these
relate
to
my
work
and
family
because
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weather. Nissan have said, “Vehicles parked
inspirational
insightful
speakers
We
receive cold
phone
calls on conditions
the landline,
I can’t and
have
one without
the other?
in
extremely
temperature
for mobile
donate
countless
hours
building
phone,
watch
and
connected
motor
vehicles.
a prolonged period, upon startup, the brake
My personal
goals are to be healthy and
presentations
and delivering
Exec
warning
lamp may
illuminate
and wires,
the brake
All delivered
through
copper
fibre optic
exercise
regularly
although perhaps the high
system
may
switch
to
a
special
“assist
mode.”
wires, cellular services and a myriad of App’s
intensity classes need to give way to more
In this mode, the brakes are operational, but
including
Skype,
Zoom, Messenger, WhatsApp walking, Pilates and yoga. For my personal
require
more
pedal effort.”
and
many more.
I won’t
mention
how
Remedying
the issue
was as even
simple
as
development and growth, I will improve my
“updated
software
to
reprogram
the
e-ACT
many ways a person can contact us using text, speaking and presentation skills and continue
Electrically-driven Intelligent Brake Control
pictures,
emojis brake
and booster”).”
animated avatars.
Unit
(“electronic
LEAF remains the highest selling electric
vehicle in the world, with 90,000 sales in the
US, 50,000 in Japan and 40,000 in Europe.
Executive
Summary
WHAT’S YOUR VISION FOR 2020
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