Victoria’s road tax plan dubbed “worst EV policy in the world”
Major electric vehicle makers and other stakeholders issue joint declaration that Victorian plan to tax electric vehicles is "worst EV policy in the world".
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Michael Mazengarb is a Sydney-based reporter with RenewEconomy, writing on climate change, clean energy, electric vehicles and politics. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in climate and energy policy for more than a decade.
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