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\"Electric<\/p>\n

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is again calling on the Federal Government to implement a nationally consistent road user charge for electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago, the South Australian Government announced its intentions to introduce a road user charge for plug-in electric and zero emission vehicles, a proposed tax that met with significant opposition<\/a>. This was followed by some noises from within the New South Wales government to do the same.<\/p>\n

Then on Saturday, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas announced plans<\/a> to introduce a 2.5 cent\/km charge that would apply to electric and other zero-emission vehicles, and a 2.0 cent\/km charge for plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

The AAA, whose constituent auto clubs include NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAA, RAC and RACT, has supported the Victorian Government’s move, but says a national approach needs to be taken and that revenue collected should support rollout of “ultra-low fuel consumption technologies and infrastructure”.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Federal Government must step in and ensure tax changes are nationally consistent, equitable, and progressed in a manner that does not disincentivise technological transition,” AAA states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What the AAA doesn’t grasp is that any additional cost on an already expensive purchase is a disincentive, particularly a significant ongoing cost. Electric vehicles still have some way to go before they are broadly purchase cost competitive with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.<\/p>\n

As we saw in the early days of solar power, upfront costs can be a huge barrier to uptake. But in the case of solar, buyers weren’t taxed – they were and continue to be subsidised. This led to Australia become the home solar superpower it is today – and that is benefiting everyone.<\/p>\n

The AAA also mentions terms such as “progressed” and “initially at a discounted rate” regarding an electric vehicle usage tax, which would create fear among potential EV buyers such charges could get out of hand.<\/p>\n

VIC EV Drivers To Pay More Than ICE Users?<\/h2>\n

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia<\/a> covering the 12 months ending 30 June 2018, there were an estimated 19 million registered motor vehicles in Australia during that period and in total these vehicles travelled an estimated 255,031 million kilometres – an average of 13.4 thousand kilometres per vehicle.<\/p>\n

I have no idea what distance the average electric car driver travels in a year, but at 13,400 kilometres that would result in an EV road use tax cost of around $335 annually under Victoria’s scheme.<\/p>\n

AAA Managing Director Michael Bradley says:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe technological shifts we\u2019re seeing in the car market are good for consumers and the environment, but they are also going to significantly undermine the federal budget and its reliance on fuel excise revenue to fund transport projects.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The AAA notes October\u2019s federal Budget shows the average Australian household will contribute $1,188 in fuel excise alone this financial year. What the AAA (again) doesn’t note is of fuel excise paid, only around a quarter goes towards transport projects and the rest into general revenue. Of that $1,188, around $297 would go towards paying for roads and related infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Based on Victoria’s proposed electric vehicle tax and assuming an EV driver covers the average kilometres, that driver would be paying more from than that from the get-go.<\/p>\n

Something else the AAA doesn’t acknowledge in its release beyond stating EVs are good for the environment are the costs avoided through the use of electric cars. SQ’s Ronald has previously estimated<\/a> just the environmental and health costs associated with emissions from petrol and diesel at around 84 cents per litre; far more than the fuel excise collected at that point in time (around 40 cents).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Initially, it was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"South Australia electric vehicle tax","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sa-ev-tax.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sa-ev-tax.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sa-ev-tax.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sa-ev-tax.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sa-ev-tax.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47085,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ev-poll-victoria-mb1861\/","url_meta":{"origin":45107,"position":3},"title":"Electric Vehicle Opinions Victoria Poll Results","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"February 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Recent polling finds many Victorians would prefer an electric car for their next vehicle purchase, but taxes on EVs could have an impact on uptake. A survey of more than 2,000 voters carried out in six key electorates (Richmond, Albert Park, Oakleigh, Eltham, Bentleigh and Mordialloc) by Redbridge for the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"EV opinions survey - Victoria","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/electric-car-survey.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/electric-car-survey.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/electric-car-survey.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/electric-car-survey.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/electric-car-survey.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":89483,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ev-road-user-charges-mb3115\/","url_meta":{"origin":45107,"position":4},"title":"EV Road User Charges Back In The Spotlight","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"February 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The debate over road-user charges (RUC) for electric vehicles has been reignited courtesy of interpretation of comments reportedly made recently by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. There have been several attempts at introducing an EV road user \"tax\" on a state-level basis. Back in 2020 in South Australia, the then-Marshall Government intended\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Electric vehicle road user charges","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ev-charges-tax.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ev-charges-tax.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ev-charges-tax.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ev-charges-tax.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ev-charges-tax.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49723,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-ev-tax-rebate\/","url_meta":{"origin":45107,"position":5},"title":"Victoria’s Electric Car Tax Robs Peter To Pay Peter","author":"Ronald Brakels","date":"May 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Victoria is set to become the only place in the world to de-incentivize the purchase of electric vehicles with an electric car tax for every kilometre driven.\u00a0 Victoria will also introduce a $3,000 incentive to encourage buying electric cars. After coming up with this brilliant move, I don't see why\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Electric Vehicles"","block_context":{"text":"Electric Vehicles","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/electric-vehicles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-tax-rebate.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-tax-rebate.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-tax-rebate.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-tax-rebate.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-tax-rebate.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45107"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77211,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45107\/revisions\/77211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}