ELECTION 2020: Bipartisan approach needed on EVs - Drive Electric

ELECTION 2020: Bipartisan approach needed on EVs - Drive Electric
Gavin Evans
New Zealand risks becoming a dumping ground for the world’s fossil-fuelled cars if it doesn’t move quicker to phase them out in favour of electric vehicles, lobby group Drive Electric says. The National Party policy announced today to exempt EVs from fringe-benefit tax until 2025 to encourage their take-up by fleet operators is a “real step forward,” Drive Electric chair Mark Gilbert said. Labour’s plan to impose a clean car standard is also positive, but neither measure alone is sufficient, he said. “Perversely, without actively encourag...

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