Electric vehicle taxes, slated by the Victorian and South Australian state governments for 2021, will dramatically limit the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia, according to a new report from the University of Queensland.
The transport sector is currently responsible for around 18 per cent of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, and light vehicles 10 per cent.
Both Victoria and South Australia have stated aims to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, however taxing electric vehicles puts those targets in jeopardy, according to report author and University of Queensland E-Mobility Fellow Jake Whitehead.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-11-26/ev-tax-slow-electric-vehicle-report/12891524
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