Applying a road user charge to electric vehicles

Summary of proposal

This proposal would introduce a road‐user charge on battery electric vehicles and fuel‐cell electric vehicles, levied on a per‐kilometre‐travelled basis.  The road‐user charge would be calculated as a proportion of the fuel excise that is currently paid by a driver of a passenger vehicle that has average fuel usage for Australia.  For the purposes of this proposal average fuel usage is defined as the average passenger vehicle fuel usage in Australia in 2016, which was 10.5 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, or 0.105 litres per kilometre.  The proposed road‐user

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Applying a road user charge to electric vehicles

Summary of proposal

This proposal would introduce a road‐user charge on battery electric vehicles and fuel‐cell electric vehicles, levied on a per‐kilometre‐travelled basis.  The road‐user charge would be calculated as a proportion of the fuel excise that is currently paid by a driver of a passenger vehicle that has average fuel usage for Australia.  For the purposes of this proposal average fuel usage is defined as the average passenger vehicle fuel usage in Australia in 2016, which was 10.5 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, or 0.105 litres per kilometre.  The proposed road‐user

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Applying a road user charge to electric vehicles

Summary of proposal

This proposal would introduce a road‐user charge on battery electric vehicles and fuel‐cell electric vehicles, levied on a per‐kilometre‐travelled basis.  The road‐user charge would be calculated as a proportion of the fuel excise that is currently paid by a driver of a passenger vehicle that has average fuel usage for Australia.  For the purposes of this proposal average fuel usage is defined as the average passenger vehicle fuel usage in Australia in 2016, which was 10.5 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, or 0.105 litres per kilometre.  The proposed road‐user

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Applying a road user charge to electric vehicles

Summary of proposal

This proposal would introduce a road‐user charge on battery electric vehicles and fuel‐cell electric vehicles, levied on a per‐kilometre‐travelled basis.  The road‐user charge would be calculated as a proportion of the fuel excise that is currently paid by a driver of a passenger vehicle that has average fuel usage for Australia.  For the purposes of this proposal average fuel usage is defined as the average passenger vehicle fuel usage in Australia in 2016, which was 10.5 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, or 0.105 litres per kilometre.  The proposed road‐user

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Applying a road user charge to electric vehicles

Summary of proposal

This proposal would introduce a road‐user charge on battery electric vehicles and fuel‐cell electric vehicles, levied on a per‐kilometre‐travelled basis.  The road‐user charge would be calculated as a proportion of the fuel excise that is currently paid by a driver of a passenger vehicle that has average fuel usage for Australia.  For the purposes of this proposal average fuel usage is defined as the average passenger vehicle fuel usage in Australia in 2016, which was 10.5 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, or 0.105 litres per kilometre.  The proposed road‐user

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Applying a road user charge to electric vehicles

Summary of proposal

This proposal would introduce a road‐user charge on battery electric vehicles and fuel‐cell electric vehicles, levied on a per‐kilometre‐travelled basis.  The road‐user charge would be calculated as a proportion of the fuel excise that is currently paid by a driver of a passenger vehicle that has average fuel usage for Australia.  For the purposes of this proposal average fuel usage is defined as the average passenger vehicle fuel usage in Australia in 2016, which was 10.5 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, or 0.105 litres per kilometre.  The proposed road‐user

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Revenue implications of changes to vehicle taxation measures – Fringe benefits tax exemption

Summary of proposal

The proposal would exempt all newly purchased battery electric, plug‐in hybrid electric, and hydrogen
fuel cell electric vehicles from the fringe benefits tax (FBT).

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Revenue implications of changes to vehicle taxation measures – Fringe benefits tax exemption

Summary of proposal

The proposal would exempt all newly purchased battery electric, plug‐in hybrid electric, and hydrogen
fuel cell electric vehicles from the fringe benefits tax (FBT).

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Revenue implications of changes to vehicle taxation measures – Fringe benefits tax exemption

Summary of proposal

The proposal would exempt all newly purchased battery electric, plug‐in hybrid electric, and hydrogen
fuel cell electric vehicles from the fringe benefits tax (FBT).

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Revenue implications of changes to vehicle taxation measures – Fringe benefits tax exemption

Summary of proposal

The proposal would exempt all newly purchased battery electric, plug‐in hybrid electric, and hydrogen
fuel cell electric vehicles from the fringe benefits tax (FBT).

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

Read more