After earlier revealing the ACT would ban the sale of fossil-fuelled vehicles from 2035, Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Emissions Reduction Minister Shane Rattenbury have now revealed the government's plans to shift the territory to zero-emission vehicles.
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There are 17 key points in the ACT's zero emissions vehicle strategy, published on Wednesday. They include introducing a ban on new fossil fuel-powered light vehicles from 2035 and overhauling the registration system to charge motorists based on the emissions they produce rather than the weight of their vehicle.
Here they are:
- Aim to achieve 80 to 90 per cent of new light vehicle sales in the ACT being zero-emission vehicles in 2030
- Prohibit onboarding of new internal combustion engine vehicles to rideshare and taxi networks by 2030
- Phase-out light internal combustion engine vehicles from 2035
- Provide two years free registration for battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and investigate potential for future reforms, 2021-2024
- Provide stamp duty exemption for new zero-emission vehicles - Ongoing
- Offer $15,000 zero-interest loans for zero-emission vehicles, charging equipment and installation
- Introduce incentives to encourage the uptake of electric bikes, motorbikes and trikes in 2023
- Expand the stamp duty exemption to include used zero-emission vehicles
- Expanding the electric vehicle charging network
- Introduce $2000 grants for installation of electric vehicle chargers in multi-unit buildings, 2023
- Deliver more than 70 publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations across Canberra in 2022-23
- By 2023 at the latest, enact regulation in the Territory Plan to require electric vehicle charging infrastructure for new multi-unit residential and commercial buildings
- Expand the public electric vehicle charging network to ensure there are at least 180 publicly available charging stations in the ACT by 2025
- Continue cross-jurisdictional engagement to make electric vehicle chargers available on common interstate, long distance transit routes
- Supporting and informing uptake Deliver the Zero Emissions Fleet Advisory Service to assist businesses and organisations
- Continue to advocate for strong national policy to support the zero-emission vehicle transition including vehicle emissions standards
- Continue to ensure that 100 per cent of all newly leased government passenger vehicles are zero emissions where fit for purpose
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Jasper Lindell
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
