Labor’s EV strategy ‘hamstrung’ by delayed fuel efficiency standard, advocates say

The amount of time it has taken for fuel efficiency standards set by the Australia government has set back EV adoption, critics claim.The amount of time it has taken for fuel efficiency standards set by the Australia government has set back EV adoption, critics claim.

Dr Jennifer Rayner, the head of advocacy at the Climate Council, said the organisation was “surprised to see the policy discussion take this long”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “The rest of the strategy is hamstrung until we have the fuel efficiency standard in place,” Rayner said.

“There are bus operators that would love to invest in low- and zero-emissions buses, but they’re afraid to invest in a fleet,” he said.

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