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Not going to be voting National - I'd prefer a chronically underfunded public healthcare system to a US-style insurance driven private system - but:
I think they're talking about the discount on the purchase price of EVs.
Just a follow on from your health comment.
If our health system is certain to become private, I for sure hope that:
Of course, I'd prefer a public health system.
National want to go to a RUCs for everyone system, which I think is the best way to handle vehicles that have multiple fuel sources such as plug in hybrids.
I have always though that RUC for all was a much better system. Having it built into fuel as an extra tax is dumb.
A big V8 that gets 15l/100km and weighs the same as a prius that gets 5l/100km are paying vastly different amounts of tax for a very similar amount of wear and tear.
Another example is our people mover (Mazda Premacy) gets around 10-11l/100km, once the kids are a bit bigger we will get a smaller much more efficient car, the wear and tear caused by our Premacy is not more than a Prius/Tesla/Focus/Corolla...yet we pay more in tax than any of those vehicles.
I suppose the biggest advantage is how simple the scheme is, both to administer, and as the end user. Having to keep track of my RUCs is a pain in the ass.
It would be good if they could have a system where you simply pay as you go, much like how the toll roads work.
No they want to make exceptions for commercial and farm vehicles.
Im curious why it was 2% as this was likely anyway.
15-20% would provide enough density for ongoing resell markets, maintenance, "fueling" stations and carbon reduction.
I read that by 1 April next year it was expected to reach 1.7% but National decided that was close enough. Where do I find the figure about it already being 2%?
Edit: Oh, it's counting plug-in hybrid. Currently about 1.4% BEV and 0.6% PHEV. Not quite 2% yet, it's at 1.96% as at August 2023.