Drivers in Australia’s outer suburbs should receive electric vehicle tax breaks, report finds

Workers on urban fringe driving EVs would bring greater emissions cut as they're more likely to drive larger, older cars on longer commutes

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Australian workers with long commutes should receive tax breaks for buying electric vehicles, according to a new report into the technology.

The recommendation was one of three policies proposed in a study from KPMG Australia that investigated the uptake of electric vehicles in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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