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Australia Plans Fuel-Efficiency Rules for Cars That US Had in the 1970s
- Proposal will set CO2 standards for new cars from 1 Jan. 2025
- Motoring group scores the new proposal a 7 out of 10
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Australia’s government has proposed fuel efficiency standards for some vehicles, which would bring the country in line with rules introduced in the US about 50 years ago.
The government’s preferred standard, released Sunday, would only apply to new passenger and light commercial vehicles, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King told reporters in Melbourne on Sunday. Under the proposal, manufacturers would be set an average carbon dioxide target for the vehicles they produce, and would receive credits for meeting them and would be penalized for missing them.