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D3
Consuming fuel
Exercise 1 - Labelling cars
The Australian Government has developed a fuel consumption label for vehicles. This is because
of the expected future decline in oil supply and consequent increase in fuel prices, coupled with
the fact that 14.2 percent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the transport sector.
Fuel type if not petrol
Fuel consumption value
telling you how many litres
of fuel the vehicle would
use to travel 100 kilometres
under the new test.
a) Using the laws of supply and demand, explain why fuel prices increase when the supply
of oil decreases.
b) Identify some of the groups in the economy who will be most affected by increasing fuel costs
eg. car manufacturers, commuters in regional and outer suburban areas.
c) Create a graphic organiser using Inspiration® or similar software to highlight the likely long-term
effects of rising fuel prices.
d) Write a newspaper article to inform your local community about the fuel consumption scheme.
Some of the information consumers will want to know is listed below.
– Why the Federal Government has created the scheme.
– What information the label contains and what it means.
– How to quickly recognise which car is the most efficient.
– Which vehicles will have the label and where the labels will be placed.
– How much CO2 emission will be reduced for every litre they save in consumption.
– What else they should consider when buying a car.
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Manufacturing marketing
designation or model for
the vehicle
Carbo dioxide (CO2) emissions
value telling you know how
many grams of carbon dioxide
the vehicle would emit travelling
each kilometre under the new
test cycle.
Need consumer help? 1300 55 81 81 www.consumer.vic.gov.au