victoria electric vehicle tax

Victoria’s much-debated electric vehicle road‑user charge (the ZLEV distance charge) was introduced in 2021, then knocked out by the High Court in October 2023.

Bottom line: there is currently no separate Victoria EV distance tax being levied; you just pay the usual rego, CTP, and the rest like any other adult with a car and a calendar.

If you previously paid the charge, the State Revenue Office has been processing refunds; keep your odometer records and correspondence handy in case they ask for proof.

A national road‑user scheme keeps getting floated, but as of now nothing concrete is in force for private EVs in Victoria.

So drive on, smug in your kilowatts—and check official government pages for the latest fine print if you’re the cautious type.