{"id":7383,"date":"2021-03-31T08:11:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T21:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/?p=7383"},"modified":"2024-07-08T21:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T11:03:10","slug":"labors-national-electric-vehicle-plan-would-help-australia-catch-up-to-the-global-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/news\/labors-national-electric-vehicle-plan-would-help-australia-catch-up-to-the-global-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor\u2019s national electric vehicle plan would help Australia catch up to the global pack"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Electric Vehicle Council welcomes the Australian Labor Party\u2019s pledge to make electric vehicles more affordable.\n\nLabor has undertaken to introduce an Electric Car Discount to make electric cars cheaper for Australians.\n\nAs part of the discount, Labor would exempt many electric cars from:\n
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  • Import tariffs \u2013 a five per cent tax on some imported electric cars<\/li>\n \t
  • Fringe benefits tax \u2013 a 47 per cent tax on electric cars that are provided through work for private use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThese exemptions will be available to all electric cars below the luxury car tax threshold for fuel efficient vehicles ($77,565 in 2020-21).\n\nElectric Vehicle Council chief executive Behyad Jafari applauded the ALP\u2019s announcement.\n\n\u201cAustralians want to make the switch to electric vehicles, but the lack of leadership nationally has limited their options,\u201d Mr Jafari said.\n\n\u201cElectric vehicles are cheaper to run, require less maintenance and are better for the environment. It is only government inaction that is causing us to trail the rest of the world in electric vehicle uptake.\n\n\u201cThis policy would encourage car manufacturers to import and supply more affordable electric models in Australia. This makes it a win for the environment and a win for fairness.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is the type of sensible action that has been taken by world leaders from all sides of politics. It is proven to work by making electric vehicles more affordable for more Australians.\n\n\u201cUnlike Victorian Labor, which is making electric vehicles more expensive with an unnecessary and premature electric vehicle tax, the federal ALP has steered in the right direction.\n\nLabor has also promised to:\n
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    • Work with industry, unions, states and consumers to develop Australia\u2019s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy, including consideration of:\n
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      • Further measures to increase electric car sales and infrastructure;<\/li>\n \t
      • Policy settings to encourage Australian manufacturing of electric car components (especially batteries) and possibly cars themselves; and<\/li>\n \t
      • Ways to address the revenue and policy implications of declining fuel excise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
      • Consider how the Commonwealth\u2019s existing investment in infrastructure can be leveraged to increase charging stations across the country; and<\/li>\n \t
      • Consider how other existing Commonwealth investments, including in its fleet, property and leases, can also be leveraged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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