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2024-02-24 00:40:49 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 76E810805D97E07E281FA9877B7D948F322D1F016F7329904212C714C15096EF
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Labor is not introducing a tax as the post claims, it is introducing an emissions standard, commonplace in all locations except Australia and Russia. There is no evidence to suggest that this will increase the cost of vehicles and may in fact reduce total costs. https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/internal-documents-suggest-car-lobby-is-over-egging-price-hikes-20240221-p5f6mf.html https://theconversation.com/emissions-standards-on-cars-will-save-australians-billions-of-dollars-and-help-meet-our-climate-targets-74623 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/21/more-efficient-cars-could-almost-halve-australians-yearly-petrol-costs-new-analysis-shows https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-05/vehicle-carbon-emissions-fuel-efficiency-standard-prices/103426476 https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/news-insights/are-vehicle-air-pollution-standards-effective-efficient-and-equitable/
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