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"A key decision to be made in the upcoming election will be the government’s
approach to road transport.
Labor’s National Vehicle Efficiency Scheme (NVES) applies gradual (and
arguably, too slow) policy pressure on the companies selling vehicles to
eventually cleaner cars over time. While its loopholes have been criticised by
EV groups, it was generally welcomed as a ‘step in the right direction’.
A concerning development has been a rising chorus of wrecking by car
manufacturers intent on pushing for a Coalition win in May.
The Federal Chamber for Automotive Industries, FCAI, has been presenting weak
vehicle sales numbers in the first few months of the year as evidence there is
‘low demand’ for EVs. FCAI was recently exposed as having relied on data for a
vehicle that’s no longer on sale when criticising the scheme.
The Coalition plans to scrap the fines in the NVES, and Trump’s tariffs have
given car manufacturers another reason to lobby for an even worse weakening of
Australia’s nascent vehicle emissions standards.
However, a new report from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and
Resources (DISER) contains a buried datapoint that is very relevant to this
debate, and that hasn’t yet been covered."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
