Week in Insights: Australia’s Panned EV Tax Policy Is No More (1)

Curated by Daniel Xu

Most electric vehicle tax policies feature a tax rebate or credit that encourages EV purchases. Rare is the policy designed to make EVs cost more for consumers, and it’s getting rarer still.

The Australian High Court has struck down a Victoria law that imposed a road-user charge on EVs. The tax charged A$2.6 cents to $2.8 cents per kilometer per year and intended to make up for the gasoline taxes not paid by EV drivers. Drivers were required to submit annual photographs of their odometers to the state tax authority or pay on a predetermined number. ...