Summary of proposal
Party
Committee
Policy Topic
Infrastructure and transport
Portfolio
Finance

This proposal contains six options to set mandatory electric vehicle purchasing and leasing targets for
new vehicles added to the Australian Government vehicle fleet. The options are as follows:

  • Option 1: set a target of 30 per cent of new vehicles in the Australian Government vehicle fleet by
  • 2025.
  • Option 2: set a target of 40 per cent of new vehicles in the Australian Government vehicle fleet by
  • 2025.
  • Option 3: set a target of 50 per cent of new vehicles in the Australian Government vehicle fleet by
  • 2025.
  • Option 4: set a target of 30 per cent of new vehicles in the Australian Government vehicle fleet by
  • 2030.
  • Option 5: set a target of 40 per cent of new vehicles in the Australian Government vehicle fleet by
  • 2030.
  • Option 6: set a target of 50 per cent of new vehicles in the Australian Government vehicle fleet by

2030.

Electric vehicles are defined as battery electric vehicles, plug‐in hybrid electric vehicles and fuel‐cell
electric vehicles. Each electric vehicle added to the Government fleet would have dedicated charging
infrastructure provided for it.

The Government fleet does not include vehicles acquired by Government employees under salary
sacrifice novated lease arrangements.

The proposal would have a start date of 1 July 2019.

30 January 2019