http://www.smh.com.au/business/australia...20170711-gx9bx2
Quote:
The Turnbull government is considering new hardline carbon-emission rules so tough it may cause the price of Australia's most popular cars to soar by thousands of dollars, according to a leading automobile industry body.
Under standards slammed by car sellers as "unrealistic and ill-considered", the government proposes to dramatically increase within eight years the cost of selling high-CO2 emitting petrol vehicles to help Australia meet its Paris climate change commitments.
And it will be measured by measuring the fuel economy input.
As an aside, my Lease Colorado, the deal to get it through direct pay from my employer was that it be carbon offset...$750 over 5 years to make my car a ZEV !!!
Quote:
The Turnbull government is considering new hardline carbon-emission rules so tough it may cause the price of Australia's most popular cars to soar by thousands of dollars, according to a leading automobile industry body.
Under standards slammed by car sellers as "unrealistic and ill-considered", the government proposes to dramatically increase within eight years the cost of selling high-CO2 emitting petrol vehicles to help Australia meet its Paris climate change commitments.
And it will be measured by measuring the fuel economy input.
As an aside, my Lease Colorado, the deal to get it through direct pay from my employer was that it be carbon offset...$750 over 5 years to make my car a ZEV !!!