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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

An EV road user charge is looming. Could it slam the brakes on Australia’s clean car transition?

An EV charging under a blue sky
Experts agree that a road user charge is coming for EV drivers but what it will look like is still up for debate. Photograph: Thurtell/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Every time a driver puts 10 litres of fuel in their car, they’re paying about $5 in tax that goes to the federal government.

That is, of course, unless they drive an electric vehicle. No petrol or diesel being bought means the government loses that 51c per litre.

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