Australia said on April 19 that the country will introduce new vehicle emission standards to promote the popularity of electric vehicles, as it looks to catch up with other developed economies in terms of electric vehicle penetration.
Only 3.8% of the cars sold in Australia last year were electric cars, lagging far behind other developed economies such as the United Kingdom and Europe. It is reported that the electric car in the United Kingdom and Europe's total sales accounted for 15% and 17% respectively.
Australia's new national electric vehicle strategy will introduce a fuel efficiency standard that will determine how much pollution, or specifically, how much carbon dioxide, a vehicle will produce when it is running, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said at a news conference.
Fuel-efficient models and electric vehicles are cleaner and cheaper to run, and the policy introduced today is a win-win for vehicle owners," Bowen said in a statement. "He added that the country will finalize the details in the coming months. He further said, "Fuel efficiency standards will require car companies to export more affordable electric vehicles to Australia."
Apart from Russia, Australia is the only developed country without or in the process of setting fuel efficiency standards, and such standards encourage manufacturers to sell more electric and emission-free vehicles.
On average, Bowen said, new cars in Australia consume 40 percent more fuel than in the European Union and 20 percent more than in the United States. Studies have shown that introducing fuel efficiency standards could save car owners A$519 (US$349) a year.
The Electric Vehicle Council of Australia (EVC) welcomed the move, but said Australia must introduce high standards that keep pace with the modern world. "If we don't act, Australia will continue to be a dumping ground for the world's outdated, high-emission vehicles," said EVC CEO Behyad Jafari. "
The Australian government said last year that the country plans to introduce new regulations targeting vehicle carbon emissions to boost sales of electric vehicles. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who won the election last year on promises of climate policy reform, cut taxes on electric vehicles and reduced Australia's 2030 carbon emissions reduction target by 43 percent from 2005 levels.
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