It’s a Sunday afternoon and our family diesel car needs a top up, so we use the RACQ Fair Fuel app to find the cheapest.
An eye-watering $2.34 a litre is the best we can find close to home. We could save 5 cents a litre if we head down to Eagleby though.
The app is terrific, with fuel comparison sites visited a quarter of a million times a month. The sites use data provided by our mandatory fuel price reporting regulations.
Yet Logan families like ours are still feeling the impacts of fuel prices that are far too high.
If you’re like my family, you know about the global challenges driving up the costs of fuel. You probably agree that reducing Australia’s reliance on overseas fuel makes real economic sense.
It’s also a worry that global fuel supply chains are vulnerable, with only 14 days in stockpile. So it has to be a priority to increase reliable, affordable, clean energy options – made here in Queensland.
That’s why our government is supporting more Logan locals to get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle.
The good news is they are 70% cheaper to drive. And even better, they can be charged using Queensland made and owned, reliable, renewable electricity.
We’ll also convert the government fleet to electric – walking the walk, as the government should.
And this week, the results are in. Queensland now has more than 10,000 electric vehicles registered across the state.
We are helping local families too, with a $3000 EV rebate to own their own. But the car market is hot at the moment, so we’ll take a close look at the uptake of the rebate at the end of July.
We’ll consider if there is a need for us to increase the current price cap of $58,000.
Our aim is to help more Logan locals save money on transport. So, whether it’s a cheap new or used electric car, the state government is helping with the cost of living.
To access the $3000 electric vehicle rebate, you can go to www.qrida.qld.gov.au/program/queensland-zero-emission-vehicle-rebate-scheme
