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"The federal tax rebate for electric cars is doing exactly what it aimed to do:
it’s driving up sales and pushing down emissions.
More electric vehicles (EVs) on the road – electric and hybrid cars made up
13.1 per cent of total car sales last year thanks to the Electric Car Discount
– created a 0.4 per cent reduction in transport emissions in 2025, compared to
2024.
It may seem small, but the numbers behind that drop show just how dramatic
Australia’s EV adoption has been for emissions.
Because emissions in the transport industry grew by the most of any sector when
benchmarked against what they were before COVID, according to the latest
National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, which counts carbon for the year to the
end of September 2025.
Emissions from road transport diesel consumption rose 11.4 per cent, and
domestic aviation rose 8.4 per cent, leading to an overall rise of 2.1 per cent
against 2019.
Balancing that, are emissions from petrol cars sinking 10.2 per cent below
pre-COVID levels.
It’s a testament to the success of the Electric Car Discount, National
Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association CEO Rohan Martin said."
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
