Good ideas. No reason to apply the reduction in the open road limit to #BEVs though,

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/lower-speed-limits-uk-oil-prices-ippr-thinktank

The Minns #labor govt is still committed to #RoadUser charges for #BEVs and #Hybrid #EVs. A flawed tax policy IMHO. I do not yet own an BEV but this road tax is a sure disinsentive to buy one at a time when all govts ought to insentivise EVs like crazy.

I calculated that it would cost me over $500 a year in tax to run an EV under that policy (not counting servicing the vehicle, charging expenses, tyres, registration, insurance, etc.) while ammortising what is still an expensive vehicle over the life of the battery (about 10 yrs or a little more).

The loss of fuel tax (do States get a cut of this?) can easily be made up with higher taxes on #FossilFuelIndustries. We need to phase most of them out of the economy anyway.

This is supposed to be a #Labor govt… it’s not. It’s as neoliberal as the #LNP was 6 years ago and still supporting #FossilFuel despite the rhetoric on #Electrification.

#AusPOl #NSW

“Minns said the government remained committed to its road user charge, set for July 2027, putting a fee of 2.97 cents a kilometre for an EV and 2.37c/km for a plug-in hybrid.” (Source: The Guardian)

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/14/minns-promises-more-fast-chargers-and-electric-trucks-in-revamped-ev-policy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Das @ct_Magazin hat schon 2005 das heutige Ladechaos bei #BEVs antizipiert.

(Schlagzeile, Ritsch+Renn, CC-by-SA)

#BEV #Ladeinfrastruktur #eAuto #Ladekarten