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FULL TEXT The car industry has warned that some of Australia's most popular cars will be taken off the market, or face significant price hikes, under tough carbon-emissions standards being actively considered by the Turnbull government. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries said the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, the -nation's top-selling cars last year, would be among those at risk under proposed emissions rules, similar to those abandoned by US President Donald Trump. The Australian can reveal a 105gCOZIkm emissions target, which only two of Australia's top 20 cars come close to meeting, remains a live option for the government, which plans to sell the policy as a win for motorists. Cities Minister Paul Fletcher, who is leading the government's Ministerial Forum on Vehicle Emissions with Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg, said the government was yet to finalise the policy, but "any decision will place -savings for Australians front and centre". "Under a fuel efficiency standard, the average motorist in Australia could save up to $500 a year in fuel costs," he said. The savings will be made by consumers only if they switch to newer, more economical vehicles. Ford Ranger driver Callum Partridge, whose father and three brothers also own the oversized American-style utes, said it would be \"ridiculous" if the cars were taken off the market. "If you look at other countries, they are everywhere. I don't understand why Australia would have a problem," Mr Partridge said. \"The price of cars is already above what people in other countries are paying ...You can get the same car in America, but here you're paying almost double." The mooted -saving is modelled on the 105g0021km target, which motoring organisations have previously branded a -"carbon tax on cars" that would add up to $5000 to the price of some vehicles. Carmakers would be forced to meet the target as the average emission level of all vehicles they sell in Australia, or face fines for breaching the limit. To sell cars such as the Hilux and Ranger, which typically emit more than 260g002fkm, manufacturers would have to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids. The Toyota Corolla, which is leading vehicle sales this year, emits 96gCOZIkm in its hybrid electric form, while the 1.8-litre petrol version emits 159gCO2/km, the Green Vehicle Guide says. It's understood energy bureaucrats are continuing to model the 105g002/km target under different EV uptake scenarios to come up with a policy that will have no theoretical impact on prices and won't force drivers to switch cars. The new standard was proposed for 2025, but could be -deferred until 2027. FCAI chief executive Tony Weber said manufacturers would be unable to meet the target while continuing to sell the cars Australians wanted to buy at prices they were willing to pay. \"If such a scheme was put in place, manufacturers will either have to restrict the supply of vehicles with higher CO2 outputs, or pay fines which ultimately will be borne by consumers," he said. \"If you look at the UK market, the biggest selling car in recent years has been the Ford Fiesta. \"In Australia, the biggest selling cars in the past two years have been the Toyota Hilux and the Ford Ranger." Nationals senator John Williams said he would resist any new standard that affected the ability of rural and regional Australians to buy their vehicle of choice. "This might be all well and good to save the planet in someone's eyes, but to me an electric vehicle out on a station, on a farm, would be totally useless," he said. The Ministerial Forum on -Vehicle Emissions has to come up with a policy to address carbon emissions in the transport fleet, which must fall by 26-28 per cent of 2005 levels by 2030, under the government's Paris Agreement climate change commitments. It is yet to unveil its final proposal, -despite working on the issue for more than 2% years. Information released to stakeholders last year said the 105g002fkm target "offers the highest net benefit and highest practical contribution to the 2030 target". At the time, Mr Frydenberg said there was "as much chance of a carbon tax on cars as Elvis making a comeback". He has since predicted an electric vehicle "revolution" in Australia, saying there will be more that one million EVs on Australian roads by 2030, up from the current 4000. The International Energy Agency, in a report released yesterday, warned that motorists needed financial incentives to switch to EVs.The US Environment Protection Authority announced last month that planned Obama-era car emissions standards of about 100g002fkm were \"too stringent" and would punish -consumers. CREDIT: BEN PACKHAM; REMY VARGA; EXCLUSIVE