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It takes how long?! Understanding EV and PHEV Charging.
Most of us don’t fully remember high school physics, just some of the basics. But it’s the basics that help us understand how long it...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
May 24, 20213 min read


How well do you know your PHEVs from your Hybrids?
Boost Auto was talking to a large corporate a couple of weeks ago about their fleet, and their desire to be lower emissions and greener....

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
May 10, 20213 min read


How to calculate Cost per Sale and Cost Per lead
Establishing some core marketing metrics is good practice to keep an eye on your marketing effectiveness. The table below shows you how...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
May 3, 20211 min read


Which car brand will become the next Nokia or BlackBerry?
boost blog #10 In 2007 Apple launched the iPhone. At the time the smartphone category didn’t really exist. BlackBerry insisted that...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Apr 22, 20214 min read


How to sell cars…when you don’t have any.
boost blog #9 A friend of mine tried to buy a new car last week. Actually, he’s been trying to buy one for nearly a month. You would...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Apr 12, 20213 min read


Market Rebounds Strongly - BEVS up 194% PHEV 159%
The total new light passenger market was up 88% in March - BUT the elephant in the room was last March the country went into lockdown....

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Apr 9, 20211 min read


Kiwi electric bike start-up develops electric ATVs - and creates a on-farm power source!
Boost Auto Breaking News My sources say a well-known Kiwi EV motorcycle start-up is about to take on the legacy automotive and motorcycle...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Apr 1, 20212 min read


Is a vehicle a 14 year old could drive one of the solutions for city mobility?
boost blog #8 In the EU there is a classification of cars called Quadricycle, and some countries allow licence holders as young as 14 to...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Mar 29, 20212 min read


Why your EV customers will provide you with lessons about how you should run your business tomorrow.
boost blog #7 In retail land, talking to sales execs about EV customers will often reveal a pen portrait of customers that are highly...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Mar 22, 20213 min read


Are customers buying (your) product or (your) brand?
boost blog #6 It pays to think about what you are selling. Yes, you are selling cars, but you representing a vehicle brand, or multiple...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Mar 12, 20213 min read


Market bounces back again - EVs up 65% YTD, mild hybrids up 52%. PHEVs fail to make a mark.
The New Zealand market bounced back strongly in February up 9.5% for the month (versus Feb 2020) and was up 7.8% YTD. A strong result,...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Mar 5, 20212 min read


How to run your business through a lockdown (and how to make it stronger at the same time).
boost blog #5 Whatever your feelings about the announcement of renewed COVID-19 lockdowns, once the anger and or frustration subsides...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Mar 1, 20214 min read


boost blog #4. Kiwis want hybrids - but can't buy them new.
At Boost Auto we love data. It helps us make informed decisions, and sometimes challenges our perceptions. So, it was with some surprise...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Feb 26, 20213 min read


boost blog - 6 NEV Predictions for 2021
Here come the NEVS! Why 2021 will see a rapid uptake in BEVs and PHEVs. Will you be ready?
...and what on earth are these acronyms?

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Feb 17, 20214 min read


boost blog #3. That lead is dead, it is no more, it's gone to meet its maker.
When is a lead alive? When is a lead dead? When is it just resting?** Clearly these frivolous questions have a point in mind. They are...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 28, 20213 min read


Boost Auto Top 4 Trends for 2021
From the margins to the mainstream While writing the Boost Auto Top 10 Predictions for 2021 a couple of weeks ago I realised that there...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 26, 20213 min read


MG Reaches 3.6% market share in first full year.
"You just sell cheap cars." "No-one else had stock." These are the things I have been told about MG's December result. Yet MG outsold...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 21, 20211 min read


boost blog #2 - Hit the ground running in 2021
How to empower your team to own their goals and accelerate your business in 2021. Now that the roller coaster year that was 2020 has...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 15, 20213 min read


Business Planning Templates
If you read my recent article in Auto Talk and are looking for the business templates to help you plan for 2021 and beyond, you are...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 11, 20211 min read


boost blog - Top 10 Automotive Predictions for 2021
Goodbye 2020 – Hello Change I do enjoy a good break, and like many of us, I was glad to see the back of 2020. The Christmas and New Year...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 5, 20215 min read
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