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This would be the week to drive an EV. Thanks for nothing, coalition (www.stuff.co.nz)

submitted 2 months ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/politics@lemmy.nz

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Back in February 2025, MBIE got a report on NZ’s fuel security. It basically outlined that NZ is extremely dependent on imported fossil fuels, therefore vulnerable to international fossil fuel supply line disruptions. They specifically talked about events like war, estimating a major incident would cost us about 1% of our GDP. (That’ll pour petrol on all those promised ‘green shoots,’ like an over enthusiastic arsonist.)

The solution was clear. It said, “The most cost-effective strategies for enhancing fuel resilience is accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles” (And add trucking capacity and increase diesel storage.) Simply put, get more people out of petrol cars and into EVs.

What did the Government do instead?

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

Meanwhile, govt still planning to continue doing nothing.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 months ago

Fucked around, found out!