What would a vehicle efficiency standard for new cars cost – or save – Australian drivers?
- Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Opposition leader Peter Dutton says Labor’s proposed fuel efficiency standard for new cars would push up the price of a Mazda CX30 “by about $19,000”.
Given that right now the Mazda CX30 costs A$33,140, that’d be one hell of an increase.
So what should we really expect if Australia finally introduces fuel efficiency standards...