High Court unplugs state electric vehicle charge
State governments cannot legally tax electric and hybrid vehicle owners with a per-kilometre fee, after the High Court ruled such an excise can only be imposed federally.
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State governments cannot legally tax electric and hybrid vehicle owners with a per-kilometre fee, after the High Court ruled such an excise can only be imposed federally.
The federal government is reluctant to bring in a road-user charge for electric cars because it believes ownership rates of low-emission vehicles are still too low.
Two electric vehicle owners have had a major win in the High Court against the Victorian government over a tax imposed on their type of cars.
Electric cars are still too expensive for most motorists and governments must continue providing cash incentives to encourage ownership and reach carbon reduction goals, argues Darrell Jacobs.
SA mechanics are hanging new electric vehicle shingles in a bid to protect skyrocketing numbers of new owners in South Australia.