Cheap rego for environment-friendly cars

Article from: Sunday Herald Sun VICTORIA'S peak motoring body has backed a plan for discounted registration fees for buyers of green cars. It comes as new figures reveal city residents have embraced greener cars, but big petrol guzzlers remain popular in the outer suburbs. An analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data reveals East Melbourne, South Melbourne and the inner city, as well as Kew and Southbank, have the most Toyota Priuses - a hybrid given a five-star green rating in a state government audit. Outer eastern suburbs Ferntree Gully and Lysterfield followed by Dandenong and Frankston have the most Nissan Patrols - a four-wheel-drive that has a poor rating for fuel use and emissions. But inner suburban motorists lose the green high ground when it comes to expensive petrol guzzlers. Ferraris and Bentleys occupy... [read full story]