{"id":52201,"date":"2021-07-20T07:14:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T20:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=52201"},"modified":"2022-06-13T14:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T04:20:37","slug":"petrol-diesel-electric-cars-mb2082","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/petrol-diesel-electric-cars-mb2082\/","title":{"rendered":"Grattan: How To End Petrol And Diesel Car Sales By 2035\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sales of new petrol and diesel cars should be phased out in Australia by 2035 says the Grattan Institute – and it has recommendations to help make it happen.<\/p>\n

While Australia’s electricity sector is cleaning up its act (but needs to do so faster), the transport sector remains a major issue. It was responsible for 18 per cent of Australia\u2019s emissions last year and over 60 per cent of these emissions were from light vehicles.<\/p>\n

There were 20.1 million registered motor vehicles as at the end of January this year, an increase of 1.7% over 2020.<\/p>\n

The Grattan Institute says to address the light vehicle emissions challenge, Australia needs to “supercharge” the switch to electric cars<\/a>. While the best policy would be an economy-wide emissions price, this is unlikely to happen and relying on market forces is risky.<\/p>\n

“The climate clock is ticking,” says the Institute<\/a>. “We can\u2019t wait around for an emissions price.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Instead, it suggests the Federal Government whack a mandatory emissions limit on light vehicles and reduce the limit to zero by 2035. This would of course also see the end of hybrids.<\/p>\n

However, this isn’t all that needs to be done – zero-emissions vehicles need to be more affordable more rapidly and recharging facilities more ubiquitous<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the affordability front, the Institute says zero-emissions vehicles should be exempt from stamp duty, import duty and luxury car tax. Some jurisdictions have already made inroads on this front:<\/p>\n