The charges would apply only to electric vehicles initially, because they do not pay a fuel excise tax, worth 4¢ per kilometre at the bowser, like petrol and diesel powered cars. Fuel excise is in theory designed to pay for road maintenance and infrastructure but in reality is diverted to federal budget's consolidated revenue fund.
On Thursday Infrastructure Partnerships Australia will release research showing that even with a road user charge applied, electric vehicles will still be cheaper to own and run than an internal combustion engine vehicle. Infrastructure Partnerships Australia chief executive Adrian Dwyer said it was time to act on road user charging now.Infrastructure Partnerships Australia chief executive Adrian Dwyer said the introduction of road user charges for electric vehicles would be a "home-run reform".
Sounds like smart odometers like our smart metres are needed.
Insert Oprah bees gif here but replace Oprah with Australia and bees with taxes.
Lets impose extra tax on fresh food now that less ppl smoke too 🙄. This must be a Labor tax plan because apparently the LNP are all about lowering them
Our corrupt money hungry state and local governments adding to the high cost of living . Time to bugger off and improve your efficiency. Sack some staff to start with.
Good. The current cost of fully electric vehicles mean only the wealthiest are buying them and every other taxpayer is subsidising their road use
And you guys thought that buying a electric car will be free....government is not stupid..they will tax you on top of your electricity bill that you pay at home....give me diesel anytime!
OH, Dear ! That's the end of Bills electric car revolution.
So they want us to keep driving fuel inefficient cars that are polluting the environment rather than clean energy cars? 🧐
Considering electric cars won’t damage the roads as much as fossil fuel raise the fees on fossil fuel cars.
'user charges for electric vehicles...major overhaul of the way motorists are taxed..road-user charging for each kilometre they drive' Get your wallet out folks. Govt are going to win from this you can bet.
Hmm, Blackouts: California’s Electric Car Dream Is Turning Into A Nightmare Global Sales Of Electric Cars “Collapsed” Tesla Crash Victim Can't Find Anyone To Recycle His Wrecked Car
Yes it’s time they install them at least in the existing service stations and with climate change we need to do these ASAP
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