ACT extends EV stamp duty exemption to electric motorcycles
Australia’s Capital Territory makes new and used electric motorcycles part of the exemptions from stamp duty to drive EV uptake.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
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