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Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University

Coalition plan to dump fuel efficiency penalties would make Australia a global outlier

The Coalition has announced it would, if elected to government, weaken a scheme aimed at cutting car emissions.

The scheme, known as the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), was introduced by the Albanese government and was due to take effect in July. It involved issuing penalties to automakers that breach an emissions ceiling on their total new car sales.

The new Coalition plan, announced this week, would see such penalties abolished.

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