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National to ditch EV subsidy, but will invest in more public chargers

17:46 pm on 6 September 2023

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National will ditch the clean car subsidy for Electric Vehicles if it's in government saying people who can afford a brand new electric car don't need a subsidy from taxpayers to buy it.

But it is promising to "supercharge" electric car infrastructure investing more than $250 million over four years in a nationwide network of ten thousand chargers.

Earlier the party announced plans to scrap the so called ute tax, describing it as an unfair and regressive tax that hits tradies and farmers who have no real options to switch to EVs.

Simon from Simon Lucas Mitsubishi on Auckland Northshore speaks to Lisa Owen.