EV council calls for 2035 petrol car ban to meet climate targets
Bowen described the analysis as a “commentary on what might happen if we hit that target” and said the government had not set binding targets for reducing emissions in various sectors of the economy because it predicted market forces would drive companies to use cleaner technologies, including transport.
“We don’t have an EV sales target because we believe in options. I note that many manufacturers are withdrawing internal combustion engines in the 2030s,” he said.
The Climate Change Authority’s analysis has revealed the extent of the challenge for Australia to meet its 2035 climate target.
Renewables currently make up about 40 percent of the grid and should rise to 95 percent within a decade; Emission reductions in other sectors, such as industry and heavy transport, depend on the widespread use of clean production processes such as green steel and hydrogen, which are not currently commercially proven.
The EV council’s report stated that 94 battery-only car models and 59 plug-in hybrids are available for sale in Australia. This is an increase from last year, when 78 battery-only models and 44 plug-in hybrids were on sale.
EV Council president Delvecchio said gains had been made under the government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Program but more was needed.
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The plan applies to new sales and imposes penalties on auto companies, capping the average emissions of an automaker’s total fleet of vehicles sold each year, measured in grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer.
“It is clear that the federal government’s EV policies are working, but all governments need to do more to put us on the path to the 2035 climate targets.”
According to the report of the EV Council Status of Electric Vehicles To meet the Climate Change Authority’s target, Australia will need at least one million EVs on the road before 2028, according to the report. This represents a nearly 30 percent year-on-year increase in sales; It will increase from 115,000 in 2024 to 145,000 in 2025, 240,000 in 2026, and 320,000 in 2027.
China has been accused of pushing heavily subsidized cars onto international markets, and the Albanian government said in March it would join an international crackdown. Reforming World Trade Organization rules to tackle product oversupplyincluding electric vehicles and steel.
But Climate Change Authority chief executive Matt Kean said China’s supply of cheap high-tech electric cars could significantly boost uptake in Australia.
“If Chinese exporters force prices down for the entire industry, Australians will probably benefit as we no longer have a car industry to protect,” Kean said.
A government spokesperson said: “The EV Council’s scorecard highlights the federal government’s policy leadership in giving Australians greater choice of cleaner, cheaper-to-run vehicles.”
