I love this- everyday we get more and more oppressed by the “progressive” government, one step (half step) away from having to request and exception to drive a vehicle you need or WANT. If I want a vehicle I should be able to buy it and how dare someone or some establishment tell me I can’t. Modern vehicles even diesels are ‘relatively’ low emission.
We tow a caravan, we need a vehicle large enough and suitable for towing this, currently no electric vehicles can do this and if they can tow it would surely be for a frightfully short period of time. So what, my vehicle uses a bit more fuel, but surely the govt or greenies would rather I tow my caravan around New Zealand use fuel and spend money here than jump on a plane and holiday overseas….
Which one of these people is going to be in office to deal with the mountains of laid up batteries and/or EVs in 10-15-20 yrs time? Not one. I had to laugh when the transport minister said that some Nissan Leafs are around the 10k mark meaning they are in reach of low income families…. Imbecile, does he know that the very cars he mentioned are at that price range because the battery SOH is so low that owners are experiencing 50-60km range estimates? Who will pay for the massive cost of battery replacement on a 10k car? Then, even more so than now, ev cars will become throw away items- is that good for the environment?
poppy62,
Jun 18, 3:38am
Well! you could have all voted for the other party!
kazbanz,
Jun 18, 4:00am
Just one point. It is the first owner in NZ that gets hammered. They don't keep dipping into your pocket. It just put the price on utes up by 3k
itsafamilything,
Jun 18, 6:11am
It would be hard for anyone to argue with what you say monaro! I doubt anyone could be so clueless to say that a $10K EV will be good for anyone with the low SOH that will inevitably go with it, It is spin doctor talk! And right you are that they will be massive throwaway items. Oh and does anyone expect that the average EV electronic motor and masses of sensors will go and go and go? Why would manufacturers who are raking it in with huge parts prices accept less going forward with EV? Of course costs for EV maintenance will be large and not at all like the fairy land stuff being promoted! The most sickening two lines are 'ZERO emissions' and the other is 'so few moving parts' as though the latter will naturally equate to low cost running! But many are hooked and blinded.
franc123,
Jun 18, 6:26am
#7 Politicians are completely clueless about all the technicalities surrounding the implementation of an EV fleet. They have no idea about degradation of componentry because they are never driving anything themselves or any Crown vehicle supplied to them thats more than 3 years old. Thats part of the reason why 3 year WoF's were introduced on new cars so they could basically permanently exempt themselves and their departments from their own rules and the hassle of having to submit vehicles for tests and ongoing compliance to to pass them. Its all someone elses problem, just gimme a new car with a new WoF thanks and flick the old car wherever.
tygertung,
Jun 18, 6:52am
The batteries are recycled though.
marte,
Jun 18, 7:47am
I would have, except in this case it was ' Voting against who you didnt want in power the most'. Labours best move was having Collins as head of National.
kiwilandchch,
Jun 20, 10:42pm
be careful expressing any form of opinion or you will soon have the S.I.S watching you if you speak to freely. Seems be way things are heading.
likit,
Jun 20, 10:49pm
Let’s all dump our ice vehicles & buy electric & crash our power grid, it would only take a few hours
houseofdad,
Jun 20, 11:34pm
Lolol you are the blind one if you don't think an EV has less moving parts. Your lack of basic business economics is not even worth commenting on.
vtecintegra,
Jun 21, 12:34am
It won't be $3k - that's maximum fee for something like a Patrol or LandCruiser 70
Modern utes are either in the zero band (2wd Ranger 2l, 2wd Hilux) or fairly close to it .
tegretol,
Jun 21, 2:00am
How dare you speak of such entitlement to own such illegitimate luxuries? You and your type very ones that have caused so many problems in NZ and the mere ownership of a caravan says that you have more spare cash than you should. How did you acquire all these assets - surely not by hard work and hard saving?
You should immediately surrender both your illegimate ute, caravan and any other luxury items that you worked so hard to buy. These will be sold and the revenue distributed more widely so as to equalise all NZers.
sr2,
Jun 21, 4:54am
I couldn't agree with you more.
The sheer audacity shown by the quoted poster to question the wisdom of the PC goddess of fertility, cultural sensitivity, wokeness and transparency has me scrabbling for the nearest gender neutral safe-space!
3tomany,
Jun 21, 7:55pm
Very true. My current ranger is i think is 210grams so very close to the cut off with a new model just around the corner it will get even better.
djrandomguy,
Jun 21, 7:58pm
$89 a week for 1 year. As if a trades-person can't externalize that amount. This is a change meant to stop Nana buying an AWD SUV that travels 6ks a week or stop Mum and Dad taking the kids to school in the King-Cab.
3tomany,
Jun 21, 7:59pm
On that note boats are very thirsty things. What contribution will they make to lessen their carbon footprint?
3tomany,
Jun 21, 8:01pm
Or in other words control what you can and can not have with new taxes. That mum in an suv is doing bugger all kms so her carbon footprint is bugger all no matter what she drives.
tegretol,
Jun 21, 10:42pm
"Externalize" = "pass on more taxes to the ordinary working man".
The very group of people that put them in power are now being screwed. And nobody realises it!
alowishes,
Jun 22, 2:52am
They weren’t focusing on the less moving parts bit, more the claim that the less moving parts = less chance of failure.
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