Drive Electric
MAY 1, 2023
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.
Drive Electric
MAY 15, 2022
Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “If you watch the global automotive market – we’ve been seeing for some time that EV technology will replace petrol and diesel cars. A vehicle scrappage scheme. The Emissions Reduction Plan released today confirms the future of mobility in New Zealand will be electric.
Drive Electric
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Scrappage schemes. More Teslas were sold than Toyota Hiluxes. The UK will end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. FBT, depreciation); and. Drive Electric members’ views. In September, these vehicles constituted 12.5 per cent of sales. E-mobility has many co-benefits .
Drive Electric
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
We would recommend signalling a phase-out date for new petrol vehicles between 2030 and 2032, and confirming that in law in 2024/2025. On the demand side, an ICE phase-out is easy to communicate to consumers, which will increase the perception that petrol-powered vehicles are becoming socially unacceptable. Scrappage schemes .
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