Calls for Victoria to roll out London-style car emissions charge

The Victorian government is being urged by a leading transport expert to consider a London-style tax where motorists in high-polluting vehicles would have to pay to drive through Melbourne's CBD.

China has grown to be the world's largest producer of electric vehicles.

London’s ultra low emissions zone was introduced last year to reduce pollution and emissions and encourage the take up of cleaner modes of transport such as electric cars.

The call for Victoria to consider the London model comes after The Age revealed this week that electric car sales in Australia have tripled but still lag far behind many countries in Europe.

The Grattan Institute’s transport and cities program director, Marion Terrill, said the Andrews government should look to London’s scheme as an option for increasing the use of low-emissions vehicles such as electric cars.

Read the story from The Age by Benjamin Preiss - “Calls for Victoria to roll out London-style car emissions charge.”