{"id":6696,"date":"2020-08-05T09:59:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T23:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/?p=6696"},"modified":"2024-07-08T21:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T11:03:11","slug":"australian-auto-industrys-voluntary-co2-shift-shows-its-time-for-government-to-get-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/news\/australian-auto-industrys-voluntary-co2-shift-shows-its-time-for-government-to-get-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian auto industry&#8217;s voluntary CO2 shift shows it&#8217;s time for government to get moving"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6696\" class=\"elementor elementor-6696\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6249596 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6249596\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4522c9d\" data-id=\"4522c9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f1469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67f1469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3442e8ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3442e8ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-746ad9d9\" data-id=\"746ad9d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e2d293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56e2d293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Australian auto industry&#8217;s decision to unilaterally move on CO2 standards shows the door is open for government to implement mandatory emission standards that encourage the best clean vehicles to be made available to Australian consumers, according to the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC).\n\nThe Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today announced a voluntary industry CO2 standard in recognition of Australia&#8217;s declining global position.\n\nEVC chief executive Behyad Jafari said the move was &#8220;a welcome step that paves the way forward.&#8221;\n\n&#8220;Today\u2019s announcement proves the industry recognises that CO2 standards benefit consumers,&#8221; Mr Jafari said.\n\n&#8220;The government should follow the lead and introduce mandatory standards comparable to the US, the EU, and most other markets. Until this happens we&#8217;ll just have to accept that a huge proportion of the world&#8217;s most appealing EVs will be unavailable to Australian consumers.\n\n&#8220;Standards need to be designed in a way that encourages automakers to bring their EV models to Australia. Australians are early adopters, but they\u2019re missing out on many of the benefits of EVs because our governments have failed to act.\n\n&#8220;The relevant stakeholders in Australia are ready to move with the times. But ultimately government needs to play a major role.\n\n&#8220;The EVC is focused on building the ecosystem that will be required for the long term viability and economic sustainability of low emissions transport. 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