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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

Table 1: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Table 2: Chapter 11 Transport Table 3: Climate Change Commission Recommendations Table 4: Drive Electrics Summary Recommendations Part B: Detailed response Introduction New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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New Zealand unveils $8,600 subsidy for electric vehicles

Electric Vehicles India

The New Zealand government has introduced subsidies to make electric vehicles cheaper as the new petrol and diesel cars more expensive. This initiative comes as New Zealand’s Climate Commission recommendations laid out the sweeping changes that need to change the emission goals in the country.

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

Green Car Congress

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. By contrast, average CO 2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles continued to fall in 2017, showing the largest annual decrease (7.7

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

Cars That Think

Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S. Canada ‘s Liberal government issued a draft in 2022 calling for 20 percent of new light vehicles sold there to be zero-emission vehicles by 2026. and 2027 in India, say EEIST researchers. The plan seeks to raise that figure to 60 percent by 2030.

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Drive Electric Submission: Reviewing the Road User Charges System

Drive Electric

We acknowledge that an RUC exemption is currently in place for light vehicles and heavy electric vehicles (but not hydrogen fuel cell vehicles). A future RUC system should be designed so it enables or supports New Zealand to achieve its climate change targets, as well as generate funds for transport infrastructure.

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Victoria Begins Major 5-Year Electric Vehicle Trial

Green Car Congress

Some electric light commercial vehicles will be. We will provide the vehicle charging point and pay for insurance, while the households will pay the cost of electricity, which will be less than you would pay for petrol. of the Climate Change White Paper Action Plan, the Victorian Government will also provide additional.

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It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes

EV Central

In the same period, light commercial vehicles (LCVs) would drop 12.4 This is about ensuring Australian families and businesses can choose the latest and most efficient cars and utes, whether they’re petrol and diesel engines, or hybrid, or electric,” said Chris Bowen, federal minister for climate change and energy.

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