ELECTRIC VEHICLES — ROAD USER CHARGES
1282. Hon TIM CLIFFORD to the minister representing the
Minister for Innovation and ICT:
I note the recent budget
announcement by the South Australian Treasurer to disincentivise electric
vehicle uptake by imposing a road user charge on electric vehicle owners in
2021.
(1) Given this
government's professed commitment to addressing the climate crisis,
will the McGowan government assure current and future electric vehicle owners
that it will not penalise them for owning clean vehicles by imposing similar
road user charges?
(2) Can the minister please indicate
when the state electric vehicle strategy will be released?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for that
question. The information has been provided to me by the Minister for
Innovation and ICT. I also acknowledge that the Minister for Environment is
also involved in the development of our electric vehicle strategy. The material
that I have been provided is as follows.
(1) The state government has made no decision to
introduce road user charges for electric vehicles. Any changes of policy
around fuel tax revenue is an issue for the federal government.
(2) The state electric vehicle
strategy will be released in due course.