The classic/fave car thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

So with no State tax and Bandt threatening to vote down a Federal tax, how will EV owners be made to contribute their  fair share of revenue to cover road maintenance and repairs?  Keep in mind that any EV weighs approx 200kg more than an equivalent ICE vehicle.

Agree on the weight and its only going to get worse when EV utes arrive on mass as they will be carrying extra weight due to batteries equivalent to a Honda Civic.
Not sure how EV users will help fund road costs to be honest, Im presuming increases in Registrations, Insurance Levies and taxes placed at the time of purchases on EV vehicles. There is a 24 billion dollar short fall with taxes collected for Road use anyway so Governments have been making up that shortfall for a while now.
Double edged sword really, you want to encourage the uptake of EV vehicles but overall costs make it prohibitive for a lot of families and Australia doesnt have the population to support the infrastructure needed by user pays alone which means non users have to help foot the bill with their taxes too...