Sky News host Chris Kenny warns the federal government is “meddling” in people's car choices as Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen “sticks his nose” into people’s choices.
The federal government revealed it will set minimum standards for manufacturers on fuel consumption and carbon emissions in vehicles they sell in Australia.
There are concerns the target of a 60 per cent emissions reduction in vehicles by 2030 may price popular four-by-fours and Utes out of the market.
The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard will only apply to new passenger and light commercial vehicles, not used or existing vehicles.
Mr Kenny said the “Walter Mitty of Canberra” continues to live in his “fantasy world” of saving the world by influencing people’s electricity supply, cooking and heating appliances, and cars.
“Oh dear, spending your money to make it more expensive for you to drive the car you want to drive, and they are forcing us to drive the cars they like, and they call that a saving, they call that a win for choice, and they pretend it's saving the planet,” he said.
“These would be the same people who told you their trillion-dollar renewable energy experiment would lower your electricity bill by $275 a year.”
