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Kate Ashton

Confusion over Australia's electric vehicle taxes as experts call for reform

David Farrands pays Victoria's electric vehicle charge even when his car is running on petrol. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)

Retired schoolteacher David Farrands is on a driving holiday in Tasmania, but every kilometre he travels he's paying a unique tax that only exists in his home state of Victoria.

Mr Farrands said he thought he was doing the right thing when he purchased his new plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) car two years ago.

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