Wake Up Australian Car Makers!

Almost everyone and their dog now accepts that global warming is happening. Unfortunately governments can't always be relied upon to do the right thing. Witness how the Australian and United States governments still refuse to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Look at the participation map for the outcasts in red.

Australian citizens may decide to take the future in their own hands. This could be disastrous for the local car industry, because the three locally-manufactured vehicles have pathetic carbon dioxide emission numbers:

• Holden Commodore (VE) ..... 260 g/km
• Ford Falcon (BF) ................. 244 g/km
• Mitsubishi 380 (DB) ............ 259 g/km

Source: http://www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au/

A random look at typical overseas-produced vehicles highlights how bad the Australian-made cars look in comparison:

• Fiat Punto ............ 145 g/km
• Honda Civic ......... 164 g/km
• Peugeot 307 ........ 188 g/km
• Toyota Camry ..... 210 g/km

Admittedly these are all 4 cylinder models, while the Australian-built cars are all 6 cylinder models. But perhaps the local manufacturers need to wake up and smell the coffee before it's too late.