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maj. tom wrote:Hybrid cars in Trinidad right now do not help go green in the bigger picture. All it does it increase fuel economy which is good for the consumer's pocket. And that's why I have one, the end. But the big picture of global pollution is much worse than a carbon footprint for hybrid cars. The mining for rare earth metals industry is extremely polluting to the environment. There is much more shipping pollution involved. Here are 3 points to consider:First of all to understand why the Toyota Prius gets such good gas mileage we must discuss how it works. As you probably already know the Toyota Prius is a plug-in Hybrid, which means that it has a tiny little 1.5 liter engine, a small electric motor, and of course some batteries.
Now this is where it gets interesting, because to make these batteries they must first go to Canada and mine rare-earth materials such as lithium. After which, the Lithium is shipped off to China were it is turned into a battery pack along with its electric motor counterpart. Once the battery is finished; it is course sent to the factory in Japan where all the parts come together. Then, the little Toyota is shipped across the world.
As you may have probably noticed the amount of pollution which this little car has already created is so great that even Toyota admits that the Prius is a bit of a polluter during its production.
Now at this point you may be saying well that's alright because my little fuel efficient Prius will make it all up on the road.
This is where I get to the second issue, because while the Toyota uses up less fuel than your average family car we must understand where its energy comes from. Because, the only reason the Prius gets good gas mileage is because of its battery. Unfortunately, however, the battery gets its energy from mostly non eco-friendly sources; because whether you plug it in or just use the engine to top it off you are still getting your electricity from fossil fuels. This problem, however, cannot be said for all hybrid/electric cars because many EV chargers, such as Tesla superchargers use a lot of solar power to reduce the carbon footprint of their vehicles.
Now, the third and final issue is more subjective, because yes the Toyota Prius does do well on gas, but only when you aren't pushing it. Simply because if you take a car such as the BMW M3 and put it against a car like the Toyota Prius on a track the Prius would use more fuel. This is down to the fact that the M3 has to use less of its power while the Toyota has to use all of its measly power while staying in the redline for longer.
https://drivetribe.com/p/the-toyota-pri ... 7WdQ4rKTsg
j.o.e wrote:In my opinion we should be pushing towards full electric vehicles. Allow a tax break or some waiver on full electric vehicles. Since these are typically more expensive than ICE vehicles it won’t make them cheap but bring them I. Line with regular car prices
Offer tax breaks for businesses that facilitate charging in car parks ... think malls, groceries and even private sector employers. Businesses will use this as a competitive advantage since I’ll shop where I can charge my car
Government promotion campaign of savings, environmental benefit and lowered maintenance costs. People will always buy vehicles might as well get them to buy vehicles that we don’t need to import fuel to run.
Redman wrote:Charging where?
They making the same mistake as they did with cng.....you expect people to change to ev without clarity of a proper policy and limited supply chain.
Until I can get recharged with the same ease that I can fill up....I run the risk of running out of charge on my commute home.
Besides the other issues that ev have.
Redman wrote:And we all have the ability to recharge at home.
st7 wrote:as far as i know/heard, the ioniq EV is about $18 per full charge
Redman wrote:How fast is a full charge?
I don’t see anyone coming out of POS and then stopping for 10,15,20 30 min to charge a car.
How about heading to work?
New taxes on vehicles to start January 2021
1 hour ago
Mon Oct 19 2020
The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the proposed increase of taxes and import duty on certain private motor cars—namely, certain smaller engine CNG, electric and hybrid cars—which were announced in the 2021 Budget Statement, will now be applicable from January 1st, 2021.
An official statement from the Ministry reports that the decision to postpone applying the new measures was taken at the last week’s Cabinet meeting.
“This means that all private motor cars that are imported and cleared through Customs on or before December 31st, 2020 will therefore be taxed and/or be subject to import duty at existing rates and/or enjoy the existing tax and import duty exemptions,” the release from the Ministry explains.
In addition, new rates of tax and import duty on the cars in question will take effect on January 1st, 2021.
The Ministry reports as well that Cabinet also decided that the reduction in the permissible age of imported foreign used cars to three (3) years, will take effect in January 2021.
redmanjp wrote:https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/new-taxes-on-vehicles-to-start-january-2021-6.2.1236512.e8f18ccfbbNew taxes on vehicles to start January 2021
1 hour ago
Mon Oct 19 2020
The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the proposed increase of taxes and import duty on certain private motor cars—namely, certain smaller engine CNG, electric and hybrid cars—which were announced in the 2021 Budget Statement, will now be applicable from January 1st, 2021.
An official statement from the Ministry reports that the decision to postpone applying the new measures was taken at the last week’s Cabinet meeting.
“This means that all private motor cars that are imported and cleared through Customs on or before December 31st, 2020 will therefore be taxed and/or be subject to import duty at existing rates and/or enjoy the existing tax and import duty exemptions,” the release from the Ministry explains.
In addition, new rates of tax and import duty on the cars in question will take effect on January 1st, 2021.
The Ministry reports as well that Cabinet also decided that the reduction in the permissible age of imported foreign used cars to three (3) years, will take effect in January 2021.
hover11 wrote:Headache for them roro dealers that was bussing price on men, don't feel sorry for them at all tbhredmanjp wrote:https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/new-taxes-on-vehicles-to-start-january-2021-6.2.1236512.e8f18ccfbbNew taxes on vehicles to start January 2021
1 hour ago
Mon Oct 19 2020
The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the proposed increase of taxes and import duty on certain private motor cars—namely, certain smaller engine CNG, electric and hybrid cars—which were announced in the 2021 Budget Statement, will now be applicable from January 1st, 2021.
An official statement from the Ministry reports that the decision to postpone applying the new measures was taken at the last week’s Cabinet meeting.
“This means that all private motor cars that are imported and cleared through Customs on or before December 31st, 2020 will therefore be taxed and/or be subject to import duty at existing rates and/or enjoy the existing tax and import duty exemptions,” the release from the Ministry explains.
In addition, new rates of tax and import duty on the cars in question will take effect on January 1st, 2021.
The Ministry reports as well that Cabinet also decided that the reduction in the permissible age of imported foreign used cars to three (3) years, will take effect in January 2021.
death365 wrote:in d simplest form what will happen is , what ever the cost of bringing the vehicle in the dealer will just add the 10 - 15 k mark up.
VexXx Dogg wrote:death365 wrote:in d simplest form what will happen is , what ever the cost of bringing the vehicle in the dealer will just add the 10 - 15 k mark up.
some dealers jumped ahead and added 30-50k
Mark! wrote:hover11 wrote:Headache for them roro dealers that was bussing price on men, don't feel sorry for them at all tbhredmanjp wrote:https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/new-taxes-on-vehicles-to-start-january-2021-6.2.1236512.e8f18ccfbbNew taxes on vehicles to start January 2021
1 hour ago
Mon Oct 19 2020
The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the proposed increase of taxes and import duty on certain private motor cars—namely, certain smaller engine CNG, electric and hybrid cars—which were announced in the 2021 Budget Statement, will now be applicable from January 1st, 2021.
An official statement from the Ministry reports that the decision to postpone applying the new measures was taken at the last week’s Cabinet meeting.
“This means that all private motor cars that are imported and cleared through Customs on or before December 31st, 2020 will therefore be taxed and/or be subject to import duty at existing rates and/or enjoy the existing tax and import duty exemptions,” the release from the Ministry explains.
In addition, new rates of tax and import duty on the cars in question will take effect on January 1st, 2021.
The Ministry reports as well that Cabinet also decided that the reduction in the permissible age of imported foreign used cars to three (3) years, will take effect in January 2021.
You sound sours like a Pakistani out smart you and take your money.
Dealers wont will be the ones suffering suffering pal
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