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I wouldn't be surprised if new National government has been heavily lobbied by Toyota to push hybrids instead of EVs. Introduction of Road user charges means EV

I wouldn't be surprised if new National government has been heavily lobbied by Toyota to push hybrids instead of EVs. Introduction of Road user charges means EV or PHEV owners frequently pay more for road use than hybrid owners. They already succumb to tobacco lobby pressures and might even offer tax breaks for tobacco's new products when plan was to be smokefree soon.

potatochup 3y ago
The new scheme is significantly worse for PHEVs. They have to pay road user charges (a per mile cost, usually limited to vehicles like EVs that don't pay gasoline tax) but they also have to pay the gasoline tax.