Bye B....

[nzoomed]

EV owner now that is an insult for a diesel man like myself. Why wouldnt I buy an EV because in about 6 years the battery will be toast and the cost to replace it would more expensive than the fuel I would have used. One thing I would like is to for the EVs to pay RUC and by weight.

In 6 years time (and well beyond) my EV will still be performing fine whereas your diseasel will be a relic struggling to find fuel at an acceptable price, if at all, that is if it is still economical to register it.

RUCs are scheduled to be implemented on EVs in March 2024 and by my reckoning that will coincide with a distance based RUC charge for all road vehicles probably remotely monitored and automatically levied. There are changes afoot that will likely address RUC dodgers, unjustly charged RUCs on nonroad petrol use (power tools, boats, off road vehicles), fairly charging hybrids, differentiation of low emission vehicles for incentivisation purposes and disincentivising high emission ICE vehicles and just general streamlining of RUC collection. Easy to tweak charges based on individual vehicle weights but be aware that my 380km range EV weighs less than most double cab utes so be careful what you wish for.

Distance based RUC would probably be more fair for everybody, take the tax off the petrol and just charge per KM instead.
Weight shouldnt really come into it unless its a commercial semi truck for example.
Ideally we should be making more use of trains for freight too and get the trucks off the road.