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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian Feb 2

    Pressure is mounting for a new road user charge to apply to electric vehicleshttps://trib.al/g3tSprS 

    3:02 AM - 2 Feb 2018
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      1. Laurence Farquaad‏ @offtrack350 Feb 2
        Replying to @australian @MRobertsQLD

        Check the tollways in Sydney, Barnyard. We are all paying plenty.

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      1. Bee‏ @BelindaJones68 Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        Why don't we link vehicular transport costs to taxation, claims to recoup transport costs, it would help solve the problem of negligent taxation reporting? And, if @Barnaby_Joyce wants to mount a call for road users to pay their way, he should include bicycles in the mix #auspol

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      2. Sunny‏ @SunnySummersday Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        I thought just to rego our cars costs heaps + that big bill every year supposed to go towards road maintenance, + also pay to renew our licences + where does the money from speeding tickets etc go to? I think some of our council rates go to roads? Should encourage electric cars!

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      2. Bruce Worsley‏ @B_Dubb52 Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        Cyclists belive that car owners don’t contribute to the cost of roads! They claim roads are funded from consolidated revenue! So why is there a need to tax electric cars? #TaxCyclists

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      3. Take That, Cyclists!‏ @TakeThatCyclist Feb 2
        Replying to @B_Dubb52 @australian

        Maybe put your ignorance to one side for a minute and consider the drop in overall tax take if everyone had an electric car? Electric cars still damage the road surface, cyclists still don't.

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      2. Simon‏ @Simon20316494 Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        Australian pollies need to get on the front foot and offer financial incentives to consumers to buy electric vehicles like other parts of world are doing such as China and open up entry to electric car models. I'm not proud Australia is the worst oecd country globally regarding

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      3. Steve Noble‏ @916_stevo Feb 2
        Replying to @Simon20316494 @australian

        Electric cars are already subsidised massively in Australia.

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      4. Simon‏ @Simon20316494 Feb 4
        Replying to @916_stevo @australian

        Give me some evidence of that please.

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      1. Steve Wotherspoon‏ @spoon2011 Feb 5
        Replying to @australian @MRobertsQLD

        Hardly an issue any self self-respecting political would currently consider.

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      1. megan‏ @mmcphail29 Feb 4
        Replying to @australian

        Omg give people a bloody brake

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      1. Gary Shepherd‏ @shep135 Feb 3
        Replying to @australian

        Approximately 700 a year are being sold. Hardly a time for panic. Unless your part of the fossil fuel industry. Waive the taxes and encourage people to buy.

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      1. Jack Chomley‏ @jchomley Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        Another money grab......

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      1. ric‏ @toughenupdivers Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        Handouts for wealthy again

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      1. thegoodsamamilton‏ @goodsamamilton Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        Any car already on the road is more environmentally friendly than an E-car not yet built.

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      1. john shorths‏ @JShorths Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        typical licensed ganster😇 some one told me that if you live in Sicily , once you paid Mafia there, you can sleep without shuting the door....😅😇

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      1. john shorths‏ @JShorths Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        we are paying 600 times petrol tax right now ?? it is worst than the communist rip off😅 with every good name in their hand holy shit!😅😇

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      1. Chris‏ @qland12 Feb 2
        Replying to @australian

        How about sheep riders? @Barnaby_Joyce @abcnews @SBSNews

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