The coalition government is changing the way the public funds roading, by switching from taxing the most widely used fuel for cars, petrol, at the source, to drivers paying based on how much they drive.
Yes, road user charges (RUCs)
are coming for all vehicles. Drivers of diesels, heavier than 3500 kilogramme vehicles, electric and plug-in hybrid cars already pay RUCs. Now the proposal is for petrol vehicles to get RUCed as well by 2027.
The elephant in the room is that RUCs as they’re currently configured ignore fuel efficiency and adjunct emissions.
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