Dear Is Mise,

I read the link that you gave in your opening post
and I agree with Adrian Dwyer, Chief of Infrastructure
Partnerships Australia who has made a submission
to the Senate Committee on electric vehicles.

He explains that "Roads aren't free, we have to pay
for road infrastructure and we have to pay
for transport infrastructure and that means paying for
them through taxes or paying through user charges.
A user-pay system where drivers pay based on how much
of the road they use."

He goes on to suggest a system where drivers paid the
government for the kilometres they drive in a month in
much the same way people paid their phone bills -
and he said he wanted to start with electric cars.

There's more at the link you cited:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-28/changes-required-to-fuel-excise-funding-before-electric-car-boom/10175402

Calling all old pensioner people. $2.50 all day on the bus, train and ferry!

Not any bus train or ferry's here Paul, but would use them if there was
Not sure we can ever see petrol or its replacements [currently in part gas] not taxed
We just could not run the country without it
Electricity is running trucks cars and buses now, remember the first cars some times ran on kero

Paul,

You will be annoyed to know that Seniors - i.e anyone over 60 but not working, not just OAPs - including wealthy Green superannuants can travel FREE on all public transport every day of the week between 9am and 3pm in SA.

Have all main, expressway and new roads tolled to pay for road development and maintenance. The cost of electricity would increase as tax, if you own an electric vehicle.

There is a special electric car taz applied.
Many electric car get the Luxury Car Tax applied.
There is an additional tax of 35% applied to the difference between
the Luxury tax level and the sale price.