US EditionSwitzerland plans extra taxes on electric vehicles
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Minister of Transport Albert Rösti wants to tax electric cars from 2030, which is critical of the car importers.
On Friday the government gave two variants to the consultation. For critics it is already clear: it is "brake blocks".
Switzerland Plans New Tax to Offset Electric Vehicle Growth
timesng.com: Bern, Switzerland – The Swiss government announced plans for a new tax on electric vehicles on September 26, 2025. The tax aims to replace lost revenue from the mineral oil tax as electric vehicle usage increases. The Federal Council explained that electric car owners currently do not contribute to road maintenance through an equivalent tax. […] This post Switzerland Plans New Tax to Offset Electric Vehicle Growth appeared first on …
The Federal Council wants to tax electric vehicles from 2030. It proposes two variants: one taxation per kilometre driven in Switzerland and one taxation on electricity for charging. The necessary constitutional change would have to agree to the people and states.
The Federal Council wants to tax electric cars from 2030
Switzerland’s Federal Council intends to tax electric cars from 2030 to make up for shrinking fuel-tax revenues, reported SRF. Two models are on the table: a levy per kilometre driven or a surcharge on the electricity used to charge vehicles. Either would require a constitutional amendment, meaning approval from both voters and cantons. The logic […]
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