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Strypey
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

A 2023 episode of The Climate Denier's Playbook podcast;

https://art19.com/shows/the-climate-deniers-playbook/episodes/4d999c65-5904-47eb-a2d7-6ec1173118dd

...got me thinking about how to craft policy to disincentivise the purchase of light trucks (SUVs, utes, etc) for use as oversized cars.*Without* stinging businesses that actually need heavier vehicles for their work.

Can we not just exempt light trucks purchased by businesses (including farms), for work use, from policy aimed at discouraging truck purchases?

#podcasts #Art19 #TheClimateDeniersPlaybook #PolicyNZ

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Strypey
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@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

The Climate Denier's Playbook episode also talks about the stupidity of the electric Hummer. One policy that could be applied to all vehicles is to reduce the maximum width. Or at the very least, exclude vehicles above a given width/ weight from any kind of subsidy or support offered to encourage transition to electric vehicles.

#PolicyNZ

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