SA recharges electric car market with more stations — but what's the 'tax'?

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The SA government plans to install 530 fast-charging stations across the state to fuel electric vehicle take-up, but the opposition wants details about its planned user charge.

as it monitored the outcome of similar measures being put in place interstate."How much will it cost per owner, how often will it be indexed, how will it be paid, will it be part of registration fees or will it be a brand new stand alone tax, and what is the rate?", in addition to being exempt from motor vehicle stamp duty.

"We won't have a situation where, as we have more and more EVs on the road, the fewer and fewer petrol and diesel vehicles are the only ones contributing." Mr van Holst Pellekaan said more than 600 sites had registered to host the new charging stations, including supermarkets, motels, holiday parks and petrol stations.

 

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The power is not coming from solar power but from power stations .

Fact check needed here. Does fuel excise go towards roads or into consolidated revenue?

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