When NatACT First scrapped the Clean Car Discount for ordinary kiwis, they kept the Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund, which subsidises entities buying new trucks. In 2025 they even expanded what it can cover, opening up grants to offshore companies;

https://www.eeca.govt.nz/co-funding-and-support/products/low-emissions-heavy-vehicle-fund/

Giving free public money to trucking businesses. Could there be any better evidence the NatACTs are in the pocket of the trucking lobby?

These definitely ought to be loans not grants.

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