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

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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. 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

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Scrappage schemes. The vast majority of new vehicles, a little over 80% by volume, imported into New Zealand are currently built to Australian Design Rules (ADR) standards. Members also note that in Europe the emissions standards are set for periods of longer than one year, as automobile engines are not re-designed on an annual basis.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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An affordable, convenient, safe and sustainable transport system is one that enables active and public transport, embraces changes to the ways we design and live in cities, and encourages new ideas and technologies, like Mobility-as-a-Service (Maas). . Scrappage schemes . around land use). This is also a matter of fairness.