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Tesla CEO calls Lee Hsien Loong after LTA slaps $15,000 carbon tax on electric car imported by car enthusiast.
Explaining the reason for the tax, the LTA said:
“As for all electric vehicles, a grid emission factor of 0.5 g CO2/Wh was also applied to the electric energy consumption. This is to account for CO2 emissions during the electricity generation process, even if there are no tail-pipe emissions. The equivalent CO2 emission of Mr Nguyen’s car was 222g/km, which is in the CEVS surcharge band."
Many have reacted with incredulity at this news which broke after the owner Joe Nguyen published his open letter on the blog Alvinology.
Is LTA's action a case of bureaucrats simply and blindly going by the book?
We wonder what Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan have to say.
And at press time, Smart Nation Programme minister-in-charge Vivian Balakrishnan remains missing in action.