Government clarifies eligibility for low-emission vehicle tax concessions

The Energy Division within the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, and Energy is providing clarification on its concessionary tax policy for low-emission vehicles.In a statement shared by a National Competitiveness and Productivity Council official, according to the Energy Division, the applicable basis for the concession defines qualifying hybrid vehicles as those that utilise “two or more distinct forms of onboard energy, each of which can propel the vehicle.” Vehicles without the capability “to propel in full electric mode do not qualify for the concession, even if they are marketed or described as ‘hybrid’”.