What would you replace the loss of tax income with?
As electric cars are SO cheap to run, would you then get a smaller tax deduction per km using the log book method or go back to the separate rates based on the size of the engine (as no longer available from 1 July 2015) - ie nil for electric, as you are already claiming depreciation.
Whilst rubber is still on the road, roads & bridges still have to be built & maintained.
Maybe a tax on the maximum Nm vehicle can put to the ground.
Ie the Telsa Roadster with 10,000Nm charge $1 per Nm (per annum in the registration) over say 1000Nm, after all you do pay a higher rego for a V8 (as well as more tax via a fuel excise).
This will counter the taxes lost in fuel & excise or where does this lost revenue come from?
Are we all to share the burden with a higher general tax on behalf of the electric car owners?
Probably not a bad idea, remove the excise to purchase, get them hooked & ramp up taxes for the on road to fill the void created?
Can guarantee this is already being looked at by the bean counters.
