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nova

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#304449 4-May-2023 19:06
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Rebates and fees are changing from 1st July, making most new car purchasers at least $1500 worse off, and removing much of the rebate from hybrids (PHEVs will still get something but most other hybrids miss out). 

 

Do people think they will buy now to avoid the price changes?

 

The only category that will be better off is used EVs, by $57, but all other categories lose out. Only cars below with CO2 emissions below 100 g/km will now get a rebate, so a used Prius S that currently gets a $1,429 rebate will soon get no rebate at all.

 

More details are here and it is only for a very tiny range around 150 g/km where the difference for new cars is less than $1500 (look at vertical distance between the two lines on the graphs). For used cars the biggest impact is on hybrids and smaller petrol and diesel cars.


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nova

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  #3072427 4-May-2023 19:29
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RunningMan:

 

Existing discussion thread https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=162&topicid=197896&page_no=575#3070096 

 

 

Thanks, didn't see that. Mods can delete this thread if they want. 

 

But in defence I will mention that that thread is a 500 page long thread around EV news, and the changes affect everyone, not just EV owners. Having super long discussion threads makes it hard to know what the thread is talking about.




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  #3074186 9-May-2023 12:21
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Actually, I take that back. I just ran the numbers on the long range version and the adjusted capital outlay works out to be $51,300 even if I exclusively rely on public charging. So, the financial viability is comparable with the other options above. 

 

The MG4 looks nicer though. 


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