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‘Pivot to petrol’: Motor industry reacts to RUC changes

Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee puts a bend in the road for proposed April 1 road user charge changes.

Transport Minister Simeon Brown.

Key points
  • What’s at stake: Questions about future uptake of EVs and PHEVs with the introduction of road user charges from April.
  • Background: Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee published a report on the Road User Charges (Light Electric RUC Vehicles) Amendment Bill, recommending a lower rate than had been expected. 
  • Key players: National, Simeon Brown, MIA, Aimee Wiley, Opel, Noah Robertson, Mitsubishi NZ. 

The automotive sector is raising caution about medium-to-long term consequences of the proposed charges on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

The Road User Charges (Light Electric RUC Vehicles) Amendment Bill was considered by the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee, including

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Key points
  • What’s at stake: Questions about future uptake of EVs and PHEVs with the introduction of road user charges from April.
  • Background: Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee published a report on the Road User Charges (Light Electric RUC Vehicles) Amendment Bill, recommending a lower rate than had been expected. 
  • Key players: National, Simeon Brown, MIA, Aimee Wiley, Opel, Noah Robertson, Mitsubishi NZ. 
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