In the run up to the 2025 federal election, the ATA commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to model the emissions impact of—
- a voucher scheme covering half the price gap between comparable electric and conventional truck models
- producing enough renewable diesel domestically to meet five per cent of Australia’s diesel needs before the end of the 2030s, and
- investing $5 billion over ten years in targeted road upgrades with access improvements and funding for eight critical road projects.
These initiatives were part of the ATA’s 2025 election platform.
The DAE modelling found that the initiatives would, if implemented, cumulatively reduce emissions by 35.1 million tonnes of CO2-e over 25 years.