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ITS Australia Summit 2024

Tech Meets Tarmac: How Digital RUC Schemes Create Seamless Driver Experiences

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Electric vehicle sales are booming in Australia, rising 161 per cent in 2023 compared with the previous year. A total of 87,217 electric vehicles were sold around the country in the past 12 months. But the transition to electric vehicles poses a challenge for existing government revenue streams - how you do fairly and equitably tax electric vehicle drivers since they no longer pay fuel excise at the pump? How do you build a resilient, sustainable, and seamlessly integrated road user charging system?

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