Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Vehicle fuel efficiency: public discussion paper

Source: Dept. of Environment, Water, Heritate and the Arts.
"A Fed Govt discussion paper has outlined options for improving the fuel efficiency of Aust's 15m-strong vehicle fleet, including subsidies or lower state govt fees for buyers of low-emission new vehicles. Fed enviro minister Peter Garrett said the paper had been released as part of a COAG-endorsed process to evaluate ways to cut GHG emissions by increasing the uptake of more fuel-efficient vehicles."