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2024-03-07 13:21:01 UTC - HELPFUL
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Australians would have needed to spend $58b on new cars to avoid the $4b in ‘extra petrol’. Assuming * $37,362 avg new car cost * $321/y avg petrol saving ($1,609/y avg petrol spend) * 20% petrol reduction from efficiency standards * 8 year term to save $4b (from 2016) https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-transport-vehicles/vehicles/australian-government-introducing-new-vehicle-efficiency-standard-cleaner-and-cheaper-run-cars https://www.canstarblue.com.au/vehicles/average-car-price/ https://www.comparethemarket.com.au/news/whats-the-average-cost-of-petrol-in-australia/
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