Opinion
Don’t give electric cars a free ride on road to net zero emissions
State governments should impose per-kilometre road user charges on greener vehicles that still cause harms such as accidents, congestion, and hog public space.
Marion TerrillInfrastructure and transport expertCharged for success? Electric vehicle owners are so up in arms about Victoria’s new per-kilometre charge on EVs that they’re heading to the High Court to fight it.
Opponents of the charge have dubbed it “the worst electric vehicle policy in the world” and believe it will delay the switch away from petrol cars exactly when Australia is lagging on any credible path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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