Climate Action LedgerTracking climate leadership · Aotearoa NZ
NC-007··National-led coalition (with ACT & NZ First)·legislation

Clean Car Discount scrapped

Harm -1

What happened

Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023 ended feebate scheme 31 Dec 2023. BEV share of new light sales fell from ~19.8% (2023) to ~7.7% (2024).

Why it matters

Removed major EV purchase incentive; transport electrification slowed markedly.

Impact assessment

Reverses effective demand-side policy with measurable market impact.

Attribution

shared (high confidence) -National, ACT

Pre-election commitment; Transport Minister Simeon Brown.

Coalition period: National-led coalition (with ACT & NZ First) (27 November 2023 - present)

Categories

mitigation

Sources