Petition request
That the House of Representatives reduce the Road User Charges (RUC) for light Electric Vehicles (EVs) (less than 2000kg empty weight) to $35 per 1000km, and waive the administration charges for purchasing RUC for these vehicles, with all changes taking effect (backdated if necessary) from 1st April 2024.
Petition reason
Petrol vehicles pay excise duty of 70.024 c/l. I calculate that: at a petrol price of $2.791, the fuel consumption (FC) needs to be 10.8 litres/100km to equal the RUC for EVs and there are no admin fees; and the most economical of the top five similar petrol cars have FC of 5.0 l/100km=RUC of $35.01/1000km. I believe it is not fair or equitable and a poor environmental policy, and that it will slow the uptake of EVs and penalise EV owners.
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Petition progress
- Open for signatures
- Closed for signatures
- Select Committee
- Reported
- Referred to Minister
| Number of signatures: | 4215 |
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| Date presented: | 04 Sep 2024 |
| Considered by: | Petitions |
| SC Report(s): | 28 Jul 2026 (Final) |
| Presenting member: | Webb, Hon Dr Duncan |
| Closing date: | 01 Apr 2024 |