The South Australian Greens will:
Boost local manufacturing skills, remove barriers to electric vehicle ownership and stand up for climate by:
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Waiving stamp duty for new electric vehicle purchases. |
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Providing a rebate of $10,000 on the first 10,000 vehicles purchased - means tested at a household median salary of $100,000pa1. |
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Building a fast-charging station in every town in South Australia. |
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Investing in 1000 new electric buses, to be manufactured in northern Adelaide and incorporated into the Adelaide Metro fleet by 2025 |
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Establishing a $87.5 million SA Vision Fund to support research into zero-emissions transport, with a first task of investigating hydrogen fuel cell technology in the South Australian train network. |
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Continuing to oppose the Marshall Liberal government’s electric vehicle tax – we need to be encouraging EV use, not taxing it. |
Time is running out to bring our transport emissions down to zero. Our state has a proud history of manufacturing, and leadership on renewable energy. Let’s bring these two together to make South Australia a leader in electric vehicle uptake and manufacturing.
Since 2018, the proportion of Australians who would consider buying an electric vehicle has stayed at about 50 per cent, but this translates to only 0.7 per cent of new car sales.2
Our manufacturing sector is falling into decline while the climate is warming
Since successive Labor and Liberal governments stopped supporting our local industries, we have lost iconic local manufacturing hubs like the Holden factory in Elizabeth.
While rumours abound about potential renewal projects, like re-purposing the former Holden factory, we need swift action to support local manufacturing.
Meanwhile, the future of zero-emissions transport in South Australia is rapidly evolving.
A huge number of South Australians want to buy an electric vehicle, but uptake is slow.
We need solutions that remove the barriers to electric car ownership, while investing long-term in the future of South Australia’s manufacturing industry. Now is the time to act for a safe climate.
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Item |
2022-3 |
2023-4 |
2024-5 |
2025-6 |
Total |
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Stamp duty waiver (6) |
$88.68m |
$91.34m |
$94.08m |
$96.90m |
$371m |
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Rebate |
$79m |
- |
- |
- |
$79m |
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Charging stations |
$23m |
$1m |
$0.5m |
$0.5m |
$25m |
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Electric buses (7) |
$200m |
$200m |
$200m |
$137.5m |
$737.5m |
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SA Vision Fund |
$22m |
$22m |
$22m |
$21.5m |
$87.5m |
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Total |
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$1.3b |
1. Personal Income in Australia, 2014-15 to 2018-19 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)
2. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-04-20/australians-want-to-buy-electric-cars-what-is-stopping-us/100071550
3. Personal Income in Australia, 2014-15 to 2018-19 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)
4. Fast-charging stations are costed at $61,000 per station https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/aussie-ev-charging-network-expansion-131235/
5. https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/93031
6. Calculated at $3140 for an $80,000 vehicle, estimated at 28,243 vehicles annually and indexed at 3% CPI, noting South Australians bought 56,486 cars in 2020: https://takeatumble.com.au/insights/car-sales-statistics/
7. Calculated at $737,500 per electric bus https://www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/taylor/media-releases/government-supporting-australias-biggest-electric-bus-fleet