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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

The changes to the Clean Car Discount appear designed to encourage even cleaner vehicles entering our fleet; this will mean more PHEVs and BEVs coming in and over time fewer petrol and diesel vehicles. “At Drive Electric our mission is to support the uptake of e-mobility in New Zealand as part of our efforts to decarbonise transport.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

We are pleased to see other key initiatives that we have been advocating for are included in the plan: The completion of a national charging infrastructure strategy. A vehicle scrappage scheme. In April, 39% of all vehicles sold were an EV, PHEV or a hybrid. The world around us today shows how important that will be. “We

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UK Government Announces £5,000 Grants Towards Purchase of Electric Drive Vehicles and First Plugged-in Places

Green Car Congress

The Plug-in Car Grant will be distributed directly to consumers at the point of purchase and will be managed in a similar way to the grant made as part of the Government’s scrappage scheme. Max 75 g/km for PHEV. Min electric range 10 miles (16 km) PHEV. cars only). CO 2 Emissions. 0 g/km for EV. Vehicle performance.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

These include, but are not limited to: A national public and private charging infrastructure plan and associated investment; The transition of the public sector fleet; Supportive policies to transition private sector fleets (e.g. Scrappage schemes. FBT, depreciation); and. Drive Electric members’ views.

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