إجراء مقترح من أستراليا: سيارات ركوب وغيرها من السيارات المصممة أساسًا لنقل الأشخاص

This notification outlines the Australian Government's intention to amend the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Determination 2024, to remove 'Exempt Vehicle' status for vehicles with a gross vehicle mass between 3.5t and 3.855t from 1 July 2027, if the vehicle is required to comply with Australian Design Rule (ADR) 81/03 (Energy Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) or ADR 114/00 (Carbon Dioxide Emissions Measurement). ADR 81/03 requires vehicle models with a GVM over 3.5 tonnes that are sold for the first time from 1 July 2026 to comply with a carbon dioxide emissions testing requirement, if the vehicle is fitted with a label containing information on the vehicle's fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption and/or battery range. ADR 114/00 requires vehicles supplied from 30 June 2027 with a gross vehicle mass over 3.5 tonnes (other than work vans[1] or work trucks[2]) that would be regarded as a light duty vehicle in the United States (vehicles with a gross vehicle mass under 8,500 pounds or 3,855kg) to comply with a carbon dioxide emissions testing requirement. The purpose of this amendment is to enable vehicles with a gross vehicle mass between 3.5t and 3.855t to be included in the calculation of a regulated entities' 'interim emissions value' under Section 19 of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act 2024 (NVES Act), if they are required to comply with ADR 81/03 or ADR 114/00. The NVES Act sets average CO2 emissions targets for entities that…