The Government's feebate scheme works by putting a fee on the cost of high emissions cars, which is used to subsidise the cost of low emissions cars, including Electric Vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. Suzuki NZ A old model Suzuki Swift that could be banned under new rules. "We have safety standards and we are proposing emissions standards – we will not be subsiding unsafe cars. It is simply untrue to claim that unsafe cars will be subsidised - all imported cars have to meet minimum safety standards." "Cars like the Suzuki Swift and Mazda 2 are popular with low income families due to their cheap and cheerful nature.

Source: Stuff July 15, 2019 23:52 UTC