Treasurer Jim is pushing a national road-user charge to replace fuel excise. EVs are significantly heavier than their counterparts — the GMC Hummer EV battery alone is 1325kg, heavier than an entire Honda Civic. A car 50 per cent heavier does more than 50 per cent more damage to roads.

The fix: likely 2.8c per kilometre for smaller vehicles. How do you track the kilometres? Speedo checks are clunky and you can always visit your local speedo reset doctor.