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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

Public consultation ‘overwhelmingly’ supports fuel efficiency standard for cars, Labor says

Climate change minister Chris Bowen and transport minister Catherine King with an EV
Climate change minister Chris Bowen and transport minister Catherine King are pushing to introduce fuel efficiency standards. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Albanese government’s promise to introduce a fuel efficiency standard for cars has been “overwhelmingly” supported by a public consultation process, Labor says.

However, supporters of the standard are now worried opponents will lobby the government to include provisions that will enable some emissions from petrol-reliant cars to be obscured from calculations.

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