Exemption of import duties for electro vehicles

January 13, 2012 5:05 AM

As from today, electro vehicles are duty-free, Minister-President Gerrit Schotte announced this morning during the seminar on eco-vehicles at the Hyatt Hotel.

These vehicles that are driven by an electro motor are environment-friendly.The import duties for hybrid cars will be less than for environment-polluting vehicles. As from January 12th, Customs will charge 10 percent import duties for these cars. Hybrid cars are driven by a combination of various techniques, both by an electro motor and a combustion engine. The advantages are considerable, for instance a hybrid is less environment-polluting, the energy use is relatively low and now there’s the lower import duty.

This measure fits within the green policy of the cabinet – as mentioned in the policy document Electricity Supply Curaçao 2001-2015. Permanent energy is one of the spearheads of the new energy policy. The government stimulates alternates energy, such as solar energy and wind energy.

12 January 2012