{"id":59946,"date":"2022-03-17T05:20:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=59946"},"modified":"2024-05-15T13:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:14:42","slug":"queensland-ev-subsidy-mb2397","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/queensland-ev-subsidy-mb2397\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland Electric Vehicle Subsidy Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Queensland Government has announced a pretty generous subsidy for electric car purchases, but Tesla buyers need not apply.<\/p>\n

With fuel prices sitting well north of $2 a litre across much of Queensland (and Australia), electric vehicles have become even more enticing to many motorists peeved with putting a pretty big chunk of their pay packets through a petrol pump.<\/p>\n

When releasing the Queensland Government’s new Zero Emissions Vehicle Strategy and Action Plan yesterday, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced financial support for purchasing a new electric vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to make the cost of buying electric cars just that little bit cheaper,\u201d the Premier said<\/a>. \u201cMy government will provide a $3,000 subsidy for anyone buying an electric vehicle to the value of $58,000.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the announcement was accompanied by a great deal of self-congratulatory statements about Queensland’s progress on the zero emissions vehicle front, it was a little light on detail on the EV cash. But the ceiling of $58,000 means those hankering after a Tesla or other pricier EVs will have to pay full price for their electric dream machines. (Side note: TheDriven reported<\/a> yesterday that Tesla Model 3<\/a> prices were very recently jacked up).<\/p>\n

As well as the subsidy, recipients will also still be eligible to receive existing benefits such as discounted vehicle registration and registration duty costs. Further information on subsidy eligibility requirements, program guidelines and start dates will be available soon, but it’s been reported elsewhere applications can be made from July 1 and the subsidy will be available for three years.<\/p>\n

$45 million is earmarked for this scheme, so that works out to 15,000 subsidies. With a bunch more EVs on Queensland roads pretty soon, this means more charging stations<\/a> will be require too. The Premier has some of that need covered with a $10 million fund for public charging infrastructure.<\/p>\n

What EVs Can You Buy For Under $58k?<\/h2>\n

CarExpert notes<\/a> given the threshold, the following electric vehicles will be among those eligible:<\/p>\n