The real reason Victoria wants to force through its divisive EV road tax
The EV tax would lock in a new state-based road tax that would replace the federally-collected fuel excise, when the EV lobby is too weak to fight.
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James Fernyhough is a reporter at RenewEconomy and The Driven. He has worked at The Australian Financial Review and the Financial Times, and is interested in all things related to climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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