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EV group wants petrol, diesel vehicle owners to be taxed twice
The group says heavier vehicles should pay more per kilometre, and estimates a 2.2-tonne vehicle would owe $858 a year.
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AEVA calls for ‘pollution tax’ on petrol, diesel cars
A revolutionary change in the way cars are taxed could hit petrol, diesel, and hybrid buyers twice. The Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) is calling for combustion-powered car owners to pay existing fuel excise taxes as well as looming pay-by-the-mile road user charges as a “pollution tax” to push people toward zero emission vehicles. It [...]
The Australian Electric Vehicle Association wants electric vehicles to be charged per distance, while petrol and diesel vehicles pay both this fee and the current fuel tax.
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