Analysis and commentary on urban decarbonisation, transport electrification, and the systems shaping Australia's energy future.
The diesel discount was supposed to end this week. Naturally, we extended it.
The diesel discount was supposed to end this week. We extended it instead — quietly steadying the price of diesel in the very month EVs hit a record share. A short look at the policy reflex we keep reaching for, and what it does to the freight maths.
We spend more than $10 billion a year making diesel cheaper.
The Fuel Tax Credits Scheme is the largest fossil fuel subsidy in the country, and almost nobody can name it. It's also the quiet thumb on the scale in every fleet's decision to stay diesel — and it's forecast to grow toward $13 billion a year, just as we've told everyone diesel is on its way out.