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Polestar spokesperson Laurissa Mirabelli said the company had not had any conversations with the FCAI after suggesting they were poised to quit.
I think it’s a given, given Tesla’s move yesterday. I haven’t received any calls from the peak body either. I think that they are also just waiting for our response and for us to take the next … move from here.
I don’t know how that will land. I thought that perhaps it would only be the electric vehicle companies that would take a bit of a stand but I understand that there’s other industry bodies or industry players who are still assessing their own position because obviously, not everybody is aligned to the FCAI’s current narrative…
There are some companies that are going to be able to meet these standards, and we can see that there are companies, even those that are suggesting that they can’t meet the standards, who are meeting them elsewhere in the world.
So we have to address it. There are health issues, there are cost issues… There are there are other things to consider here, not just what importers want to do. We don’t have a local manufacturing industry anymore, we’re not protecting anybody. We have to determine, you know, what kind of cars are we letting into this country and what’s best for Australians.
Continue reading…Ballarat court hearing could reveal name of 22-year-old man accused killing 51-year-old woman. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolestar spokesperson Laurissa Mirabelli said the company had not had any conversations with the FCAI after suggesting they were poised to quit.I think it’s a given, given Tesla’s move yesterday. I haven’t received any calls from the peak body either. I think that they are also just waiting for our response and for us to take the next … move from here.I don’t know how that will land. I thought that perhaps it would only be the electric vehicle companies that would take a bit of a stand but I understand that there’s other industry bodies or industry players who are still assessing their own position because obviously, not everybody is aligned to the FCAI’s current narrative…There are some companies that are going to be able to meet these standards, and we can see that there are companies, even those that are suggesting that they can’t meet the standards, who are meeting them elsewhere in the world.So we have to address it. There are health issues, there are cost issues… There are there are other things to consider here, not just what importers want to do. We don’t have a local manufacturing industry anymore, we’re not protecting anybody. We have to determine, you know, what kind of cars are we letting into this country and what’s best for Australians. Continue reading…