# Is the “world’s worst electric vehicle policy” really so bad?

An episode of [Grattan Institute](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/950926314), 14 Aug 2023, 11 min.

Audio: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1592398315-grattaninstitute-is-the-worlds-worst-electric-vehicle-policy-really-so-bad.mp3

Dubbed by some as the “world’s worst electric vehicle policy”, Victoria introduced a per-kilometre charge on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in 2021. EV drivers were so riled up about the charge that they headed to the High Court to fight it. We’re now awaiting the High Court’s decision, which will determine whether state governments have the constitutional authority to impose the tax. But is it really such a bad policy? And, more broadly, why is Australia so far behind other countries in making the switch from high-polluting petrol and diesel vehicles to EVs? In this latest Grattan Podcast, our transport experts Marion Terrill and Natasha Bradshaw discuss the implications of the High Court case for revenue-raising, electric vehicle take-up, and the future of road-user charging.

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