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OCTOBER 2018
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Age limit suggested to reduce emissions Restrictions on how old used imports are when allowed into fleet among Toyota NZ’s ideas to improve our environment
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ew Zealand’s largestfees imposed on high-emitters. work, but Toyota NZ disagrees – selling marque has The aim of this demandhence its call for an age ban on suggested a rolling age side approach is to encourage used imports at seven or eight ban on used-imported vehicles to consumers to buy greener vehicles, years, which it says is roughly three support other measures – such as a such as electric cars, hybrids and years younger than the current feebate scheme – to cut emissions smaller models, while penalising average age for used imports. from road transport. the likes of gas guzzlers. Alistair Davis, chief executive Toyota NZ has tabled officer, says: “We have thought the idea to the Productivity about a framework for the Commission, which has transport system to achieve published its report low emissions as needing to into achieving a lowaddress strategies for ensuring emissions economy with low-emissions vehicles enter its recommendations to be the fleet, to influence demand considered by the government. and use of those in the fleet, The company believes an and encourage the exit of highage restriction on used imports emissions vehicles.” will be a more effective way Toyota NZ was the only of backing up feebates than marque to make a submission another option favoured by to the Productivity Commission’s Toyota New Zealand says the fleet’s age can be shifted the commission – a vehicle inquiry, although the Motor downwards at the border fuel standard based on carbonIndustry Association (MIA), dioxide (CO2) emissions. However, action is also being Motor Trade Association (MTA), A feebate scheme would considered on the supply side to Drive Electric and the AA also put see new and used cars entering prevent high-polluters crossing their views forward. the fleet assessed for potential the border. It contends a feebate scheme greenhouse gases (GHGs), with The commission feels a is best-suited to the Kiwi market, low-polluters earning rebates and standards-based approach will and should be applied to all stock
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