EV cars.

[J_D 2.0]

Due to a wind back of the temporary reduction.

Shane never lets facts get in the way of a good story.

 

[shane_3800]

This is an interesting option for charging, Wireless Charging . Of course time will tell.

Like light and radio waves, magnetic waves suffer a massive drop off in amplitude as distance increases.
This basically means wireless charging will just be heating the ground with a coil to get a small fraction of that power into a battery.

 

[shane_3800]

Shane never lets facts get in the way of a good story.

My statement was factual.

 

[VS 5.0]

My statement was factual.

And misleading without context.

 

[J_D 2.0]

My statement was factual.

Whilst leaving out the important part that the reduction in fuel excise was a temporary measure. Labor didn’t increase the rate of fuel excise, it just reverted to what it already was.

 

[Immortality]

Excise was 21c when the current government came in, it's now 49c.

It's only a matter of time before they come up with a sneaky tax on EVs

Why would it be sneaky?

EV should pay their fair share of costs for the road network they drive on.

EV's tend to be heavier than their ICE counterparts so in reality create more wear and tear on the roads so maybe should pay a little extra?

Fair is fair.

 

[shane_3800]

Why would it be sneaky?

EV should pay their fair share of costs for the road network they drive on.

EV's tend to be heavier than their ICE counterparts so in reality create more wear and tear on the roads so maybe should pay a little extra?

Fair is fair.

I was saying the government would make it sneaky, so EV owners are less likely to kick up a stink.
We have a very sneaky government.

 

[figjam]

The Victorian EV tax on kms driven failed in the Federal Court. Then NSW abandoned a similar proposed tax.
Only the Fed Govt can impose a similar tax equivalent to the fuel excise revenue raising.
That is unlikely to happen as the present Labor Govt is dead set on getting everyone into an EV at present, and various barrow pushers want the sale of ICE vehicles to be outlawed by 2035 (?). So any hint of a tax would be contrary to the Labor current EV policies.
IF ...... big IF ........... they get returned at the next election, and the one after, expect a light bulb idea soon after that, when the general population is deemed to have forgotten what is being spouted in 2024.

 

[VS 5.0]

The Victorian EV tax on kms driven failed in the Federal Court. Then NSW abandoned a similar proposed tax.
Only the Fed Govt can impose a similar tax equivalent to the fuel excise revenue raising.
That is unlikely to happen as the present Labor Govt is dead set on getting everyone into an EV at present, and various barrow pushers want the sale of ICE vehicles to be outlawed by 2035 (?). So any hint of a tax would be contrary to the Labor current EV policies.
IF ...... big IF ........... they get returned at the next election, and the one after, expect a light bulb idea soon after that, when the general population is deemed to have forgotten what is being spouted in 2024.

If their "EVs for everyone" plan is successful, someone is gonna pay for the foregone billions of fuel excise.

"According to the 2021–22 Federal Budget, the fuel excise was forecast to collect $13.9 billion in 2022–23, and this was projected to increase to $16.65 billion in 2025–26."

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/fuel-excise-increase-2024/

 

[J_D 2.0]

I was saying the government would make it sneaky, so EV owners are less likely to kick up a stink.
We have a very sneaky government.

When the media constantly bang on about a “great new tax” whenever anything is proposed it’s hardly a wonder that the government doesn’t announce such measures with great fanfare.

There’s always an aggrieved party when any tax is proposed and those voices are amplified the loudest.