Targeting EV drivers is not good for consumers nor the country’s targets for decarbonising transport – something more coherent and jurisdiction wide is neededhe looming electrification of road transport is something that motorists, fleet managers, bus operators, logistics companies, transport agencies, automotive manufacturers, and all levels of governments are grappling with.
Those living regional or in remote areas who must drive further are likely to need faster and more expensive chargers while on the move.Fuel excise duty for Australian motorists was first introduced in 1929 as a fixed charge per gallon of petrol sold. This was brought in as a neat way to charge motorists a fair amount based on how much they drove and benefited from roads.is now charged at 48.8c a litre and raised $13.7bn in the previous financial year for the Australian government.
The EV market is still in its infancy and needs help not hindrance to gain share from more polluting fossil fuel vehicles. Transport is now the third worst emitter of carbon but is set to become thebut the EV Council says that 50% of vehicles rolling off forecourts need to be electric by this time if we are to have any chance of meeting our climate targets.