Apr 22, 2021 10:33 PM EDT
The state government of Victoria, Australia, is considering imposing a punitive mileage tax on hybrid vehicles. In a full-page ad in Melbourne s The Age newspaper, a group of groups, including Hyundai, VW, Uber, ABB, WWF, among others, have spoken out against the plan, calling it the worst electric car scheme in the country.
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The Victorian government actually levies no such tax on petrol cars - in fact, no gas tax is assessed at all. There are also no clear electric car incentives to offset the proposed tax.
Tax for Electric Vehicles
The tax would be assessed at 2.5 cents per kilometer and collected at the time of registration renewal. Drivers of electric cars will be required to keep logs for five years, with fines if they failed to do so. There is no such mileage log provision for gas car users, which places a time and expense pressure on EV drivers.
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