ACT to incentivise electric vehicles with registration fee based on emissions rather than weight

Territory expects 96% of owners to pay same or less under new model, 4% paying more to be owners of more-polluting vehicles

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Motorists in Canberra will soon pay their registration fees based on their vehicle’s emissions output rather than its weight, as authorities seek to further incentivise electric and less-polluting cars.

Details of the Australian Capital Territory’s transition to an emissions-based rego system were released this week as the International Monetary Fund called on Australia to explore ways to financially discourage the purchase of high-emissions vehicles and use the funds raised to further subsidise electric vehicle uptake.