Cleaner unleaded gasoline locked down for 2024 but prices will rise
The Federal Government has finalized paperwork for the introduction of unleaded low-sulfur gasoline three years ahead of schedule – still more than a decade behind Europe – but will cost motorists more on the bow. 0 See 4 pictures Australian drivers will finally get access to better and lower quality unleaded gasoline three years earlier than planned – but more than a decade after Europe introduced equally stringent quality measures – after the Federal Government passed a law to introduced on December 15, 2024. The move cuts three years of waiting time for low-sulfur unleaded gasoline and will pave the way for a new generation of engine technology in modern cars in Australian showrooms. The new fuel will have a maximum sulfur content of 10 parts per million, down from the current standard of 50ppm for premium unleaded and 150ppm for regular unleaded. As previously reported by Drive Europe mandated 10ppm unleaded in January 2009 and Australia’s fuel quality has slumped at the same rate