BRIEFING PAPER - Aussies would pay less at the petrol pump with clean, efficient

New cars are much cheaper and cleaner to run in countries with fuel efficiency standards Countries like the United States, Europe, China and the United Kingdom have had fuel efficiency standards in place for decades. [...] 1 Driving the same distance and paying the same amount for petrol, this is almost $720 more than a European vehicle, and almost $570 more than an American or Chinese one. [...] Passenger car case study The Volkswagen Golf (Life variant) has a fuel efficiency of 3.9L/100km in the UK, while the Australian version uses 33% more fuel at 5.8L/100km. [...] Graph 2: Comparing LCVs’ fuel efficiency and petrol costs for Australian driving habits $3000 9.9 $2500 7.4 $2000 6.2 $2,878 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 $ 1500 $2,151 $1000 $1,802 $1,773 $1,715 $1,628 $1,628 $500 $0 Australia NZ Canada US UK China EU Country Cost of petrol Average fuel efficiency of new LCVs in country (L/100km) 3 LCV case study The Isuzu D-Max has a fuel efficiency of 6.4L/100km in the UK, w. [...] It’s time for the Federal Government to put the pedal to the metal and deliver this standard, so Australians can start seeing the same benefits already enjoyed by drivers overseas.