is a free, open community aimed at finding A lower RUC for high efficiency vehicles
All that really needs to happen is for there to be a second step, offered to higher efficiency vehicles. Perhaps 50mpg and above (which is about 5l/100km from memory). Suggest it, and then lobby it. Given the noise over the RUCs for trucks last year, the Government might be amenable to a solution.
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High tech efficient engines are discriminated against by RUC
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Road user charges are charged for all diesel engined vehicles. Small hyper efficient 60 mpg + diesel engines are all the rage in Europe. In NZ they face effectively tax discrimination which makes them economically less attractive that petrol cars. see details
