Empowering organisations to transition their fleets to electric vehicles through data-driven simulation, fleet optimisation, and driver engagement technology.
Power Trip Limited is a Wellington technology company providing software for fleet electrification, optimisation and EV operations. The company was registered in November 2016 as RWH Projects Limited and renamed Power Trip Limited in January 2018. It launched a consumer EV road-trip application in 2018 and was selected for the Lightning Lab Tourism accelerator in 2019. Power Trip’s Game Plan dashboard imports fleet and telematics data to analyse vehicle use, emissions and potential EV performance. It can model historical journeys using selected EV makes and models, assess charging needs and identify fleet-utilisation patterns. The company also markets Optimiser, which combines EV route planning with vehicle and charger booking and asset management, and Driven, a mobile application providing booking, navigation, driver feedback and incentives for safer, lower-emissions driving. Power Trip reports that Kāinga Ora used Game Plan during a transition from 4% to 40% EVs within one year across a fleet of more than 900 vehicles. This result is an organisational case-study claim. Power Trip also works with telematics providers, including Argus Tracking and Cartrack, to obtain fleet data for its analysis.
Online fleet-analysis dashboard that imports fleet or telematics data to examine utilisation and emissions and simulate historical journeys using selected EV makes and models. It provides EV-feasibility analysis, charging-location and charging-reliance information, emissions reporting and visualisations of fleet movements.
EV-focused fleet-management suite combining route and charging-stop planning, vehicle and charger booking, needs-based asset allocation and connected-asset monitoring. Power Trip also markets a logistics plugin for heavy vehicles, variable payloads and route optimisation across more than 200 waypoints.
Mobile driver-support application with vehicle and charger booking, EV navigation, travel-management tools, vehicle checks, battery and charging information, driver feedback and rewards intended to encourage safer and lower-emissions driving.
RWH Projects Limited was registered on 28 November 2016 (company number 6182728; NZBN 9429045849558).
The company was renamed Power Trip Limited on 25 January. In October, Power Trip publicly launched a consumer EV road-trip application that estimated energy use and identified charging locations.
Power Trip was selected for the Lightning Lab Tourism accelerator, where it continued developing its EV travel-planning proposition.
Glenn Campbell was appointed as a director in June 2020.
Hayden Johnston was appointed as a director in April. Power Trip and Direct Track were listed for $102,000 of EECA Low Emission Transport Fund co-funding to develop software for fleet drivers and managers.
Power Trip published its Kāinga Ora Game Plan case study in January and promoted Game Plan as a fleet-electrification analysis application in December. Stephen Thornton was appointed as a director in April.
Power Trip added heavy-vehicle and logistics capabilities to Game Plan and Optimiser with EECA support. The company was also among the parties the Ministry of Transport engaged in its November market sounding on private-sector RUC retail services.
Tim Robinson was appointed as a director in April, replacing Stephen Thornton.
Founder & CEO
Director since incorporation in November 2016. Majority shareholder with approximately 60% of the company. Career focused on using data and software to solve large-scale operational problems. Participated in the Lightning Lab Tourism Accelerator in 2019. Based in Wellington.
Chief Operating Officer
Oversees operations and business development for the Power Trip platform.
Chief Technology Officer & Lead Developer
Leads technical development of the Game Plan, Optimiser, and Driven platforms.
Director
Appointed to the board in April 2022. Based in Westmere, Auckland.
Director
Appointed to the board in April 2025. Based in Miramar, Wellington.
Power Trip has both direct and indirect relevance to New Zealand’s RUC system. The Ministry of Transport lists Power Trip Limited among the parties it engaged during a market sounding initiated in November 2024 about private-sector services for purchasing and managing RUC. The Ministry’s published summary does not state whether Power Trip lodged a formal response or identify the company’s individual proposals. Separately, Power Trip’s products support fleet electrification. Light battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles have required RUC licences since 1 April 2024, while electric vehicles over 3,500kg remain exempt until 30 June 2027. These rules are relevant when customers compare vehicle and fleet operating costs, although Power Trip’s public product pages do not state how RUC is treated in its modelling.
Power Trip launched a consumer application in October 2018 that estimated battery use for planned journeys and showed charging locations. Contemporary reporting described it as a tool intended to reduce range uncertainty for EV drivers.
Power Trip promoted Game Plan as a telematics-based fleet-electrification analysis tool. Its Kāinga Ora case study says the agency moved from 4% to 40% EVs within one year across a fleet of more than 900 vehicles. The result is reported by Power Trip and should not be treated as independently audited.
Power Trip added truck and bus profiles, variable-payload modelling and route optimisation for more than 200 stops to its Game Plan and Optimiser tools. Power Trip and industry reporting say the work received EECA support.
6182728
9429045849558
NZ Limited Company
28 Nov 2016
99b Westchester Drive, Churton Park, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand
M699945 - Professional, scientific and technical services nec
Richard Heaps
Wellington, New Zealand
Hayden Johnston
Auckland, New Zealand
Tim Robinson
Wellington, New Zealand
169,133 total shares
Richard Heaps
100,886 shares · Wellington, New Zealand
Angel HQ Nominee Limited
29,792 shares · Wellington, New Zealand
Mosscar Services Limited
10,948 shares · Auckland, New Zealand
Lightning Lab Tourism 2019 LP
6,383 shares · Wellington, New Zealand
EV City Limited
5,251 shares · Christchurch, New Zealand
Nicholas Molhoek
3,171 shares · Canterbury, New Zealand
Nicholas Koirala
3,169 shares · Wellington, New Zealand
David Ermen
2,011 shares · Northland, New Zealand
Alexander Korban
1,419 shares · Wellington, New Zealand
David Peck
1,260 shares · Wellington, New Zealand
Simon Margrett
1,248 shares · Wellington, New Zealand
Matapapa Pty Limited
1,241 shares · Sydney, Australia
Michael La Rooy
1,241 shares · England, United Kingdom
Tim Robinson
1,113 shares · Wellington, New Zealand
Source: NZ Companies Office · Last checked February 2026
View on Companies RegisterAnalysis of notable corporate and institutional shareholders. Individual shareholders are excluded.
Angel HQ
Angel HQ Nominee Limited
Wellington's angel investing network, founded in 2010, connecting startups with investors. Has backed 150+ NZ companies including Sharesies, Hnry, and Flick Electric. The nominee company pools and holds shares on behalf of multiple individual angel investors - so the 17.61% stake likely represents pooled investments from dozens of angels, simplifying the cap table into a single legal entity.
Genuine Vehicle Imports (GVI)
Mosscar Services Limited
Trades as Genuine Vehicle Imports (GVI), one of NZ's largest importers of used Japanese vehicles, based in Penrose, Auckland. Owned by Peter 'PJ' Johnston and son Hayden Johnston - Hayden is also a Power Trip director (appointed April 2022), explaining the shareholding. GVI launched GVI Electric, a dedicated EV sales division named EV Sales and Service Champion at EVworld NZ twice.
Lightning Lab (Creative HQ)
Lightning Lab Tourism 2019 LP
Lightning Lab is NZ's premier startup accelerator operated by Creative HQ. The Tourism 2019 programme was a three-month accelerator at Christchurch Airport where Power Trip was selected from ~70 applicants, receiving $18,000 in seed capital for equity. This is where Power Trip began - originally focused on EV range prediction for tourists. Supported by Callaghan Innovation, Air NZ, and Tourism Industry Aotearoa.
EV City
EV City Limited
Christchurch's specialist electric vehicle dealership at 158 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham. Founded by David Boot, opened in 2018, stocking Tesla, Polestar, MG, BYD, and Nissan. Boot is a prominent EV educator and public speaker. The investment is strategic - an EV retailer backing fleet electrification software. Power Trip appears as a partner on the EV City website.
