Victoria's electric vehicle tax could reduce clean car sales by 25%, researcher says
by Adam Morton Environment editor from on (#5AVFX)
A charge on electric cars is completely incongruent' with states' targets of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, Dr Jake Whitehead says
Victoria's planned road user tax for electric vehicles will significantly hold back clean car use, according to research that found it could lead to a 25% lower share of sales in 2050 than otherwise expected.
The Andrews government plans to impose a 2.5c a kilometre charge on electric vehicles (EVs) and a 2c/km charge on plug-in hybrid cars from July. South Australia is also planning an EV road user charge, but is yet to announce the rate.
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