The Australian Government has today committed to introducing fuel efficiency standards to boost the supply and choice of electric vehicles as part of its National Electric Vehicle Strategy.

Snapshot

  • Federal government commits to fuel-efficiency standard
  • Finalising details in “coming months”, possible introduction before 2023 end
  • A number of vehicle types will be excluded
  • Industry groups welcome mandate to grow the local EV market

We’re not there yet, however. Despite…