A plan to modernise the cars we drive, the network they use, and how it’s funded.
60% of Australians thinking about buying an EV said range anxiety and a lack of confidence in public re-charging is the thing stopping them. Our plan makes it easier for more people to make the switch.
Three problems. One connected solution.
Range anxiety is stalling the switch.
Range anxiety and a lack of confidence in public re-charging is today the biggest factor stopping Australians switching into an EV. Range anxiety is not just about a lack of confidence in our regional re-charging network. It’s also about the inadequacy and unreliability of suburban public re-charging, and the challenges faced by people who live in inner city apartments, who don’t have a garage where they can mount a home battery or a roof, on which to place a solar panel.
Road funding is running dry.
For decades, fuel excise revenue has paid for roads and transport infrastructure. But as cars become more efficient and more drivers switch to electric, fuel excise revenue is falling against a growing transport task. The transport network that every Australian relies on needs a sustainable funding model.
Governments are stuck.
Governments don’t yet have a sustainable way to fund the roads and charging network we will need in the future.
These problems can’t be solved one at a time.
A national re-charging network needs funding. A road-user charge must show clear public benefit. Bringing the two together makes sense.
Build a national EV re-charging network.
A charging network across cities, suburbs, and regional Australia funded by everyone who uses it. Charging available anywhere Australians need it, backed by a national roadmap with clear minimum service levels and public reporting on delivery.
Fund it with a fair, transparent charge.
A distance-based road user charge of 3 cents per kilometre for EV drivers. Simple. Predictable. Less than what petrol or diesel vehicle drivers pay in fuel excise. And the revenue it raises is directed to the re-charging network and tracked through public reporting.
No charging network without sustainable funding. No EV growth without charging confidence. These two things work together.
Getting the design right matters.
Here are the principles we’re asking the Federal Government to commit to.
A distance-based EV road user charge must be simple, with no differential rates applying by time of day, vehicle mass, or location.
We’re building a coalition of organisations that back this plan.
The Keep Australia Moving coalition brings together industry, transport, and community organisations that support a national EV re-charging network funded by a fair, distance-based road user charge.
Organisations that back the plan are listed as supporting partners and receive regular campaign briefings as the campaign develops.
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