It’s good to see you backing our policy and offering long-term, low-interest loans for solar, batteries and electric upgrades. But petrol and diesel are near record highs and these spiralling costs are hurting households and the economy.

We’ve spent an extra $2 billion on fuel imports this year (and a lot more than that at the pump) and Statistics NZ said petrol “was the largest upward contributor to the annual inflation rate”. Every EV - big or small - on the road fights against that ‘imported inflation’. And if you incentivise electrification, the dividends will far exceed the investments. So give the people what they want - and the country what it needs.

This election is all about the cost of living and EVs offer one of the biggest cost of living wins for households. You can give New Zealanders a pay rise they can drive with the EV Salary Boost policy. It’s based on similar schemes in the UK and Australia and will help more working New Zealanders cut their transport costs permanently while reducing emissions and enabling us to run on New Zealand-made energy.