Ok, the press conference moves on to vehicle emission standards and Peter Dutton blames the lack of falling emissions on Labor not including hybrids (which muddy emission data and still largely use fossil fuel) in their tax breaks for a) not bringing down emissions (hybrids would not have a material impact on that) and b) stopping young Australians from buying Ford Rangers and Toyota Hiluxes (which is still happening)

Dutton:

This (vehicle emissions standard, which makes less efficient vehicles more expensive) was to please inner city green seats and and that’s what the Albanese government has been about which is why the Albanese government has done so much damage to families living in the suburbs.

Now the Government is talking about a tax that will make it go up and it will make it harder for families in a cost of living crisis to find the money to buy a vehicle. Long before young people talk about buying a house, they talk about a vehicle purchase, young tradesmen and others who want an affordable vehicle. The Government approach on the energy question extends to hating and now taxing hybrids. That hybrid vehicles are not acceptable even though the emissions are much lower than other vehicles. I don’t think this is sustainable.

The fuel emissions standard makes vehicles that are more efficient, less expensive. This isn’t hard.