Associate Transport Minister Julie-Anne Genter Photo: RNZHeavy-polluting gas guzzlers could soon be slapped with an import fee, with the revenue going towards subsidising clean, green vehicles. Vehicles with middling fuel efficiency would face neither a discount nor a fee. A new fuel efficiency standard would also be introduced, requiring importers to gradually reduce the average emissions of the vehicles they bring in. The 2025 target (105 grams of CO2 per kilometre) is in line with the average fuel efficiency achieved by Japan in 2014. Photo: supplied via RNZChief executive David Crawford said the new car sector had concerns about the proposed fuel efficiency standard.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 08, 2019 20:24 UTC