Bern, Switzerland (RSR, Fre) - Moritz Leuenberger, Switzerland’s minister for energie and the environment, announced in an RSR interview over the weekend that he is backing a green bonus-malus system for consumers that will reward them for environmentally friendly behaviour while penalizing them for driving larger cars, for example.

Bonus-malus schemes are generally related to automobiles, but France is considering extending such a system to cover a broader spectrum of behaviour, and Leuenberger said that Switzerland is moving in the same direction. RSR points out that for now, the only legislation under consideration would provide for a CHF3,000 rebate to buyers of new cars that fall into the green category. RSR provides a run-down of the current offer of green cars, in particular hybrids, that will be reaching the Swiss market in the near future. Related: AutoblogGreen

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