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Australia Delays EV Road User Charge Slammed as 'Thinly Veiled Tax'

Battery electric vehicles made up 14.6% of new car sales last month, and ministers say a charge could slow adoption.

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Record fuel prices and rising EV sales appear to have delayed the introduction of a proposed road user charge for EVs.

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Australia delays EV road user charge slammed as 'thinly veiled tax'

Record fuel prices and rising EV sales appear to have delayed the introduction of a proposed road user charge for EVs.

·City of Perth, Australia
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Road user tax in doubt

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Minister casts doubt on road user tax due to EV uptake concerns

A new tax on road users, including electric vehicles, has been cast into doubt by the transport minister, who says now may not be the time for it.

·Australia
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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
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