Federal Government's draft electric car strategy is 'the bare minimum', expert says

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A draft strategy to support electric vehicle take-up details no direct financial help for motorists to make the switch, including no changes to import or luxury car taxes to lower the sticker price of vehicles.

"Or it could be in lowering some of the import taxes, like the luxury car tax so they don't fall foul for electric vehicles, which usually do get stuck with that extra cost."

"Cleaning up the fleet will not only have great benefit for air qualities in our cities but it will also save about $500 off the motorist's bill every year."Mr Osmond quickly noticed how much cheaper the running costs of an electric car are. Having made the switch, Mr Osmond quickly noticed how much cheaper the running costs of the car were.

That is a goal the ACT Government has supported, offering free registration and interest-free loans for electric vehicle purchases . It was supposed to be made public mid-year, but is now expected to be released sometime before the end of the year. Energy Minister Angus Taylor did not respond to questions about the draft discussion paper obtained by the ABC.A spokesman for Energy Minister Angus Taylor said the Government "would not comment on unverified draft documents".

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

 

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