Abbreviations and Acronyms
| AC | air-conditioning |
| BAU | business-as-usual |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CO2-e | carbon dioxide equivalent |
| COAG | Coalition of Australian Governments |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DCCEE | Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency |
| DoE | Department of the Environment |
| DIICCSRTE | Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education |
| DIT | Department of Infrastructure and Transport |
| ERF | Emissions Reduction Fund |
| ESM | Energy Sector Model |
| EU | European Union |
| EV | electric vehicle |
| FCV | fuel cell vehicle |
| g CO2/km | grams of carbon dioxide emitted per kilometre |
| GHG | greenhouse gas |
| HEV | hybrid electric vehicle |
| ICCT | International Council on Clean Transportation |
| ICEV | internal combustion engine vehicle |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| ITS | Intelligent Transport Systems |
| LED | light emitting diode |
| MEP | Minimum Energy Performance standards |
| mpg | miles per gallon |
| Mt | megatonne (mass, one million metric tonnes) |
| MVSA | Motor Vehicle Standards Act |
| MWh | megawatt hour (energy, equal to 3.6 gigajoules) |
| NEDC | New European Drive Cycle |
| NHSTA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (US) |
| PHEV | plug-in hybrid electric vehicle |
| RIS | Regulation Impact Statement |
| SUV | sports utility vehicle |
| tk | tonne kilometres |
| vkt | vehicle kilometres travelled |
| US | United States |