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

Drive Electric

Drive Electric analysis done in March showed the reduction in emissions of vehicles imported since the policy came into effect will save more than 2m tonnes of emissions over the lives of those vehicles, and $100m a year in petrol and diesel. There’s more to do. This discount won’t be needed forever – perhaps only another few years.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

Moving to zero emissions vehicles, as the cliche goes, is the low hanging fruit in New Zealand’s fight against climate change. There needs to be a massive uptake in active and public transport, as well as the provision of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), changes to urban development, and the way we work. Scrappage schemes.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

In New Zealand’s fight against climate change, e-mobility is a low-hanging fruit, especially given our supply of renewable energy. . Moving to zero emissions vehicles, as the cliche goes, is the low hanging fruit in the fight against climate change. . Scrappage schemes . We also don’t need to ‘reinvent the wheel’.

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Is a green tax blitz justified? The Green Piece

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It also puts forward the idea of further increases in fuel duty which could lead to petrol costing motorists £2 a litre within 11 years. If we are to get serious about tackling climate change then it is inevitable that green taxes will have to rise. More money must be invested into green car infrastructure too.

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