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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

EXPLAINED: Electric car tax looms for one state unless pm steps in | Vintage Vibes

Daniel Mookhey says NSW will press ahead with an EV driver's tax if the federal government doesn't. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Electric car owners in one state will pay a fee for every kilometre they drive within a year unless the federal government intervenes to create a national law.

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey revealed the state's plans at an inquiry into its proposed road-user charge on Friday, confirming the tax would be introduced despite a similar scheme in Victoria being overruled by the High Court.

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