The National Party has attacked the Government's new "feebate" scheme for cleaner cars as a tax but hasn't rejected it outright. MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF National's Brett Hudson says the feebate scheme is a "vehicle tax" on those struggling to make ends meet. "Hiking the cost of certain vehicles will also impose more costs on some families who still can't afford to switch to an electric vehicle. The plan does not only apply to electric vehicles but all newly-imported cars with a fuel efficiency better than 150g CO2/km. Hudson said the feebate scheme could see people hanging onto older cars for too long.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2019 04:23 UTC