The Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal Amendment Act was introduced and passed into law under urgency on 12 December 2023 by the National-led coalition government.

[4] This policy announcement followed a report by the Climate Change Commission on 9 June 2021 advocating the reduction of farm animal numbers, a ban on new household gas connections by 2025, and a shift to electric vehicles in order to reduce greenhouse emissions.

[6] In July 2021, the farming advocacy group Groundswell NZ called for the abolition of the Clean Car rebate scheme, regarding it as a "ute tax".

[2] Following the 2023 election, negotiations between the National, ACT and New Zealand First parties led to the formation of a National-led coalition government in late November 2023.

[9] On 14 December 2023, the Government passed the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023 under urgency, which meant that all three readings of the bill were held that day.