Showing an uncanny knack to do exactly the wrong thing at the point when it becomes unfashionably late, the Turnbull government is apparently considering using Australian cars to control the climate. As a nation of die-hard car heads with the lowest population density in the world and award winning high prices for electricity, we qualify as the last advanced nation on Earth who should go “electric”. Currently, EV’s are so rare here, we have one for every 1,750 square kilometers.
The day after Trump was elected on a vow to quash Paris, we signed up, now as the US winds back emissions rules, Turnbull wants to ramp them up:
Carbon laws ‘to drive top cars off the road’
The Australian, Ben Packham and
The car industry has warned that some of Australia’s most popular cars will be taken off the market, or face significant price hikes, under tough carbon-emissions standards being actively considered by the Turnbull government.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries said the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, the nation’s top-selling cars last year, would be among those at risk under proposed emissions rules, similar to those abandoned by US President Donald Trump.
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May 31, 2018 at 02:52PM
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