Car dealers brace for EV surge, ute slump

Car dealers brace for EV surge, ute slump
Hamilton EV is encouraging EV buyers to take advantage of the clean car discount before it's too late. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)
Oliver Lewis
Consumers are holding off buying utes and other light commercial vehicles, betting on the possibility of a National-led government.The National party promised to axe the clean car discount – designed to accelerate decarbonisation of the transport sector by subsidising electric vehicles and imposing fees on high-emitting vehicles – from Dec 31 if it wins the election this weekend.Under the scheme, a new Toyota Hilux would incur a fee of up to $6,900, while a Tesla Model S would be subsidised up to $7,015.As Aimee Wiley, chief executi...

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