New Zealand has recently announced that it will be revising Clean Car Importer Standard (formerly called the Clean Car Standard) to “to provide the vehicle import market with certainty and ease cost of living pressures on Kiwis the next time they need to purchase a vehicle”.
Originally, targets were set to be 145g/km for cars and 218.3g/km for Utes, starting in 2023, before decreasing to 63.3g and 87.2g respectively by 2027. Penalties were set at $45 per gram of carbon dioxide (half that for used cars) multiplied by the sum of emissions above the target from every vehicle sold.
Set to take effect from 1 January 2025, the “changes will ensure the Standard emissions targets are stringent enough for New Zealand to receive a supply of clean vehicles, but not too stringent that importers cannot meet the targets, leading to higher vehicle prices”.
In a press release, Transport Minister Simeon Brown said the changes will include re-aligning the emissions targets 2025-2029 towards Australia’s targets with Commercial Vehicles aligning from 2026 and Passenger Vehicles aligning from 2027.
They will also pass legislation to make further changes to provide more flexibility into the use of the Standard’s emission credits and charges to support achievement of the targets.
Furthermore disability vehicles will be exempt from the Standard. This change will take effect as soon as possible after the new regulations are made.
“These changes will ensure the Standard emissions targets are stringent enough for New Zealand to receive a supply of clean vehicles, but not too stringent that importers cannot meet the targets, leading to higher vehicle prices,” Minister Brown said.
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