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1. What was proposedAndrew BraddockGreens · Crossbench
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) as a result of the fuel supply crisis, many Canberrans are searching for the means to change how they travel, including for work, education, shopping and recreation; (b) an increasing number of Canberrans are looking to adopt electrified means of transportation, including electric vehicles, e-scooters and e-bikes; (c) times of economic turmoil are opportunities to reform our economy and associated practices in ways that incentivise and establish good habits and which will materially improve people’s lives; (d) governments can make good use of fees, charges, rebates, taxes and subsidies to effectively discourage products and practices that produce poor community outcomes while fostering those that empower positive change; and (e) our emissions reduction targets require that we favour electrified transport systems wherever possible and otherwise incentivise lower-emissions transport systems where electrification is not possible in the short- to medium-term; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) extend the Sustainable Household Scheme to include cargo bikes to support their uptake as a clean form of active travel which reduces congestion on our roads and our dependence on expensive fossil fuels; (b) further provide government assistance for the adoption of e-bikes and e- scooters to support their use in substituting for short personal trips that would otherwise be taken in a private car; (c) trial the application of low-cost pop-up cycle lanes to assess the emerging and enhanced demand for cycling along major transport routes and connector roads; (d) continue and extend incentive schemes for the uptake of electric vehicles, reinforcing the ACT’s strategy for 80-90 percent of new vehicle sales to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030, including through: (i) ensuring vehicle registration and stamp duty settings consistently support the choice of a zero-emission option in the first instance, and otherwise the least polluting and fuel-dependent options that are available; (ii) increasing the loan amount available for zero-emission vehicles under the Sustainable Household Scheme; and (iii) providing for an expanding network of EV chargers across Canberra, including slow AC-charging sites; and (e) report back to the Assembly on matters arising from this motion by no later than the second-last sitting day in September 2026. Debate ensued.

2. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

   Decided on the voices: no individual votes were recorded, so this doesn’t show that every MLA agreed.