Australia’s peak car lobby slams Chris Bowen’s Fuel Efficiency Standards

Australia’s peak car lobby claims Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s Fuel Efficiency Standards modelling proposes unrealistic targets. The Australian Automobile Association says the government’s modelling requires more than 40 per cent of new passenger vehicles and about 50 per cent of new light commercial vehicles be electric by 2029. This would need to occur to meet Labor’s goal of a 60 per cent reduction in average new car emissions. The peak body suggests the proposal doesn’t take into account current market trends and suggests consumers will need better incentives to switch to electric. The association also claimed that a “poorly designed standard and overly stringent targets will deliver bad outcomes for both consumers and the environment”.