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I wonder if there would be a way of helping small businesses
This is one of the things I flagged in my comments in this or the first survey sent around.
Of course it would be wonderful if all deliveries / children could be transported on Christiania bikes, but that isn't viable for everyone so I'm accepting there needs to be compromise.
I know there are impacts on the wider environment, but I thought giving subsidies for low emissions vehicles - particularly related to cashflow, so a tax holiday, or off-set. Or maybe even creating a "peoples car" a la Hitler, that fitted the brief.
The things that bug me are vehicles like Taxis, which are expensive to purchase and could have been using some form of hybrid technology for years. Didn't the Prius come out in 1997? Surely 20yrs is long enough to find an alternative design that isn't diesel based.
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subsidies for low emissions vehicles
Great idea. Buy a low-emissions van for your business and get help with the cost. I'd be there like a shot! Sadly there are few (if any) well tested hybrid or electric utility vehicles on the market yet. The tech is still prohibitively expensive for many. I've wanted a van for ages, but there's no way I'd ever buy a diesel.
William.
Agreed. If your business relies on your vehicle, and you can't afford to replace or service it people could be out of work. I wonder if there would be a way of helping small businesses whilst still penalising the big companies who can afford a dent in profit margins. The trouble is that policing this kind of differentiation involves alot of beurocracy making the scheme more expensive for everyone.