The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has found light vehicles have struggled when it comes to low emissions targets.
This is according to FCAI’s figures from 2022’s voluntary emissions reduction standard for light vehicles.
The outcome for MA vehicles (passenger cars and light SUVs) for last year was 131 grams of CO2 per kilometre. This was lower than the outcome for 2021 (146g) and below the target for 2022 (146g).
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“Globally, there is currently a limited supply of batteries and supporting technology to meet the demand for all new vehicles and in particular, the bigger vehicles which a large proportion of Australians choose to buy,” FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber said.
“Development work is being undertaken by car makers across the world to overcome these challenges.
“However, we are not likely to see a significant improvement in the availability of these vehicles at prices many Australians can afford until at least the end of this decade.”
Despite this, MC and NA (heavy SUVs and light commercial vehicles) met their standard and then some in 2022. Their outcome of 212.8 grams/km surpassed 2021’s result (212.5g) and the target of 189g.
“We have the opportunity to establish a standard which gets us on the pathway to reducing emissions, supports car makers to attract the best low emission technology to the Australian market and provides Australian consumers with certainty and clarity around future vehicle availability,” Weber added.
“All FCAI members are aligned on the need for a fuel efficiency standard which considers consumers, the unique nature of the Australian market, product availability, affordability, and the full range of zero and low emission technologies.
“We look forward to continuing to engage constructively with the Federal Government to bring this to reality.”
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