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The Albanese government has backflipped on proposed emissions regulations on utes and SUVs after facing furious backlash from car buyers.
Concessions will be made for less stringent CO2 limits for large SUVs and heavy-duty four-wheel-drives, including utes and vans.
After unveiling a proposed fuel efficiency standard in early February, the government has sustained significant criticism for the policy, which its opponents argue will result in higher prices for new cars while reducing choice for consumers.
Rather than ban any particular models, the standard will impose fleetwide emission caps for passenger (PV) and light commercial vehicles (LCVs), bringing Australia into line with other developed economies that have similar schemes.
On Tuesday, Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Transport Minister Catherine King confirmed the standard would be altered so that new LCVs would instead be subject to less stringent emission reduction targets.
Under the updated rules approved by cabinet on Monday evening, average emissions for new
