Ending Labor’s EV tax break would make it much harder to cut surging emissions in Australia’s transport sector.
- Senior Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Penalties are crucial. Without them, automakers have no incentive to supply fuel-efficient, low-CO₂ emitting vehicles to the Australian market.
Labor’s new tax cut is a far cry from what’s needed to meet Australia’s target of 89% new car sales being electric by 2030.
Labor’s ambitious plans to reduce transport emissions will be dead in the water without regulatory CO2 emission standards and real financial and non-financial incentives for buyers.
Warnings that a tide of electric vehicles will cut Australia’s tax income put the cart well before the (low-emissions) horse.
Australia’s road emissions have plateaued – last year showed the smallest reduction on record.
The Australian market is awash with highly polluting cars. But there are a couple of key resources to help you find the best vehicle that fits your needs.
Australia’s lax attitudes to vehicle emissions has been overlooked in Ford’s exit.
The court action ACCC has brought against Volkswagen might not succeed because Australia’s emissions standards are not as strict as those in the US and Europe.
Australia is literally years behind European and US vehicle emissions standards, allowing car-makers to sell more polluting cars.
Unlike many countries, Australia does not have mandatory greenhouse emissions standards for cars - meaning that manufacturers are free to sell their least efficient, most polluting vehicles here.
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