Tasmania preparing new electric car incentives
Tasmania‘s current electric vehicle (EV) incentives recently lapsed, however the state government says further incentives are on their way.
From July 1, 2021 until June 30, 2023, owners who purchased an electric vehicle (EV) or a hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) were exempt from stamp duty. This would shave around $2800 from the before on-road costs asking price of a $70,000 EV.
Tasmanians can still technically claim the EV and FCEV stamp duty exemption until January 1, 2024, but only if they entered into a contract of sale before May 25, 2023.
In June this year the Tasmanian Department of State Growth unveiled its Climate Change Action Plan 2023-25, which has $10 million of funding behind it, and includes plans to further incentivise the purchase of EVs, along with e-bikes and e-scooters.
A spokesperson for the Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance said more details on these incentives “will be released soon”.
Also as part of the Climate Change Action Plan, the Tasmanian Government is planning to transition all its fleet vehicles to 100 per cent all-electric by 2030.
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