Opinion
Revised car emissions policy will live or die on flexibility
The challenge is to transition to vehicles that do what their petrol and diesel counterparts can do and for the same price.
Phillip CooreyPolitical editorDepending on one’s political perspective, Chris Bowen and Catherine King’s watering down of their proposed New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) was either a humiliating backdown or sensible change following responsible consultation.
It was always dangerous to start off by presenting a “preferred option” to reduce vehicle emissions because any subsequent change was always going to be perceived as a backdown.
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