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

Drive Electric

With recent policy changes ending ideas like social leasing and scrappage schemes, we need new ideas to enable all New Zealanders to access EVs. Therefore we will need more secondhand EVs that are New Zealand-new to ensure a wide range of New Zealanders can access e-mobility. appeared first on Drive Electric.

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

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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. The world around us today shows how important that will be. “We A social leasing programme.

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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

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Having already adjusted its road tax system to penalise the heaviest polluters and introduced congestion charges; the Government created a vehicle scrappage scheme earlier this year meant to help more motorists make green choices while boosting the automotive sector. Tags: MINI Nissan The Green Piece Toyota Vauxhall.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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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. More Teslas were sold than Toyota Hiluxes. FBT, depreciation); and.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

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Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. The following abbreviated table demonstrates the progressive narrowing of the 15% band which serves to increase the taxation charge for the bands which follow. Vehicle Scrappage Scheme. Models anticipated for 2011 include a plug-in Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Ampera.