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

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of the entire vehicle fleet. 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. Additional EVs brought in today under this scheme, are future second hand vehicles.”

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Will the scrappage extension do any good? The Green Piece

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The UK’s car scrappage scheme may have been dubbed a resounding success by the majority of car manufacturers and consumers alike, but it hasn’t won plaudits from all corners. There are ominous questions looming too, as to what the motor industry will do when the scrappage scheme ends. The Green Piece: Tuesday 6 October, 2009.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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This could include changing road layouts, removing traffic lights and speed humps, or upgrading bus fleets. Today we commit £100 million [US$130 million] towards new low emission buses and retrofitting older buses with cleaner engines. —Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. More details will be announced later this year.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. We encourage New Zealand to be ambitious when setting future emissions standards from 2025. Improve safety of the fleet; and/or. ? We are a technology-taker and want to position ourselves as a fast-follower to European standards.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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A plan is necessary to provide certainty to business and consumers that a future transport system will be affordable, convenient, safe and sustainable. New Zealanders need to understand that the future of transport will look different than it does today. The Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) has the opportunity to be that plan.