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Lachie Fox

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Claims by the vehicle industry that the new vehicle emissions standard will cost $38b over five years are wrong, and disingenuous (afr.com/politics/federal/lab…). A short thread:
Labor’s new EV-boosting rules will cost $38b, auto group says

Labor’s new EV-boosting rules will cost $38b, auto group says

The effective cost of switching to electric and low-emission vehicles under the fuel emission standards could be as high as $38 billion over the first five years.

afr.com
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$38b is a lot of money. About 1 million vehicles are sold each year in Aus; $38b over 5 million assumes that the average price of a car would go up by $7-8k, or ~20-25%. (the av new car is $40-50k).
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We finally have a new vehicle fuel efficiency standard! It's better than expected - targets are on a trajectory to 0 by 2035, needed for net zero. But there's some confusion that it will make vehicles heavier. This is unlikely, and worth clearing up. A long-ish thread:
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The confusion stems from the fact that while FESs have a 'headline' emissions target per year which applies to the entire fleet, each manufacturer gets a different target. In Aus case, weight is the variable used to work out individual manufacturer targets.
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A pretty concerning chart from a Conversation piece by myself and @PeterBreadontoday. Yes, bulk-billing rates have fallen across Australia: but the much bigger worry is that the system is bulk billing the wrong people to begin with.
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Australians living in lower-income electorates are less likely to be bulk billed than all but the wealthiest Australians, despite often needing more care. We should be worrying about these areas a lot more than small changes to the headline bulk-billing rate.
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Today the federal gov released their long await electric vehicle strategy, the heart of which is a fuel efficiency standard. A thread - two good things, two for more work - on the proposal. dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/…
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Good thing 1: Implementing a fuel efficiency standard for cars is long overdue, and will reduce emissions + save money. In 2021 we published a report showing that standards could reduce emissions by 20-30Mt by 2030 + save consumers $1,000 in five years (shorturl.at/doEF6).
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Great to see that Medicare reform is heading off in the right direction - new piece from us via @ConversationEDU theconversation.com/medicare…
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With the election over, it's probably time to have another look at third doses - new piece from @PeterBreadon theconversation.com/to-prote… via @ConversationEDU

To protect vulnerable Australians from COVID this winter, we need to pick up the pace on third doses

Poor areas are more likely to have low COVID vaccination rates, even though residents in these areas have greater exposure to the virus.

theconversation.com
A quick explainer on why a cut to fuel excise is not as "targeted" as the treasurer would have you think: grattan.edu.au/news/what-doe…

Explainer: What does cutting fuel excise mean for the government, and for Australians? - Grattan...

Who benefits most from cheaper petrol? The answer may surprise you.

grattan.edu.au
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A new piece with @MarionTerrill on why net zero looks great for drivers, and how we should get there - johnmenadue.com/why-the-road…
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Today we @GrattanInst released a report on what the future of Australian cars should look like. If we move quickly, we can reach net zero by 2050, and save drivers money - all without dictating what cars people can drive. (1/6) grattan.edu.au/report/gratta…
The Grattan car plan: practical policies for cleaner transport and better cities - Grattan Institute

The Grattan car plan: practical policies for cleaner transport and better cities - Grattan Institute

Australia needs to switch to electric cars to cut carbon emissions, but we also need to ensure we don’t become more dependent on cars as we emerge from the COVID pandemic.

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The average new car sold in Aus emits about 180 grams of CO2 per kilometre. To pull this down, the federal gov should implement an emissions standard, or ceiling to encourage manufacturers to sell lower emitting vehicles. (2/6)
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Morrison holding a press conference on release of IPCC report - essentially blaming emissions on developing countries and China. Quote: "taxes [on emissions] don't solve the problem in India... Indonesia."
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Hate to point out the obvious but his responsibility is primarily to reduce emissions here... for which a tax would well work.
The commuter carpark rorts show us the worst of politics, for a whole host of reasons. But the outcome of rushing infrastructure projects is sadly predictable. Oped with @MarionTerrill today. smh.com.au/national/taxpayer…
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Letting big business pick out infrastructure projects is a bad idea - and govs shouldn't be letting it happen. Our latest piece this morning. grattan.edu.au/news/taxpayer… via @grattaninst
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Megabang for megabucks: driving a harder bargain on megaprojects - Grattan Institute grattan.edu.au/report/megaba… via @grattaninst 1/6
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Australia pays more than the OECD average for infrastructure, but we don't benchmark our costs. We also enforce local content requirements, which push up prices. 2/6
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A "$3b infrastructure spend in Vic!" - which has around $400m in forward estimates. The text is not wrong when it says funding to be decided "at a later date"...
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