The Morrison government will announce an assistance package for businesses that will help them trial new technologies in their vehicle fleets.
Businesses will be offered incentives to invest in new electric car fleets as part of the Morrison government's push towards net-zero emissions beyond 2050. And the move is expected to push down the price of such vehicles for Australian families.
Electric vehicle advocates have called for greater incentives to upgrade commercial fleets as well as investment in government fleets that would help boost private uptake by pushing the cars onto the second-hand market sooner. The analysis, by Ernst & Young for the Electric Vehicle Council, found the technology would provide a net government revenue benefit of $137 a vehicle each year, and $8763 over a 10-year lifespan.
“Instead of toying with the idea of punishing people for buying electric vehicles by charging them additional taxes, the rational thing for government to do would be to pull out all the stops to encourage transport electrification," Mr Jafari said. EY’s Asia Pacific climate change and sustainability leader, Matthew Bell, said the analysis showed the significant value electric vehicles could create for Australia, including the government.
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