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An Australian New Vehicle Efficiency Standard—Frequently asked question (www.infrastructure.gov.au)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Looks like we are finally working towards a fuel efficiency standard.

Will be interesting to see what the final details are, especially the year at which manufacturers have to hit zero emissions, and if it's going to be a linear change to get there or otherwise.

No doubt legacy parts of the industry will be busy lobbying for their own interests instead of the planet's.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Seems to be a lukewarm reception of this on Lemmy. I wonder if this is representative of the rest of Aus? Strange, emission standards in line with the rest of the world is a no brainer to me. Don't thousands of Australians die each year related to poor emission standards? Yes old cars will be impacted eventually, but we need to start somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I very much doubt the fediverse is in anyway representative of mainstream Australia.

Yes the road toll from emissions is thought to be higher than from crashes. https://www.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/4498161/Expert-Position-Statement_Vehicle-emissions_FINAL.pdf

Not sure if that message resonates with the average land cruiser driver though.