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"Recently I wrote a letter to Minister Chris Bowen about decarbonising
Australia’s vehicle fleet. I suggested that, although commendable, the new
carbon emissions reduction target of 62-70 per cent by 2035 will not be
achievable without significant regulatory changes and incentives.
The changes I recommended, together with graphics and links are outlined in
this article:
1. Need to make small affordable electric vehicle (EV) models available in
Australia and incentivise their sale.
2. Rectify the perverse incentives to purchase large vehicles, which are more
dangerous:
1. Current Fuel Emission Standards wrongly deem all EVs to be zero
emissions.
2. ANCAP ratings are misleading
3. Tax write-offs encourage purchase of larger vehicles than are necessary
for businesses
3. Maintain the vehicle fuel excise as a pollution tax on all fuels, while
applying road user charges to all vehicles
4. Need for roll-out of trickle chargers in public car parks."
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
