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> And of course electric vehicles avoid this tax entirely. That's hardly true, most states have enacted an EV tax on registration that covers the same wear and
by vvanders 9y ago
> And of course electric vehicles avoid this tax entirely.
That's hardly true, most states have enacted an EV tax on registration that covers the same wear and tear from the gas tax.
When I last ran the numbers I paid more for the EV tax(which I'm happy to do in order to pay my fair share) then I did in gas.
- linuxps2 9y ago100% of that goes to the state you purchase/register in, correct? There is currently no federal EV tax that would offset federal fuel taxes that help fund interstate highways, correct?
- vvanders 9y agoThe assertion was the EV skip the tax completely. That said the majority of the gas tax goes to the state level(at least here in WA state). There's also a simple solution to the federal tax, add it to registration just the same way the state tax works.
- cstejerean 9y agoThere is an even easier solution, toll all federal highways and replace the fuel tax with that.
- Shivetya 9y agohowever for many people they start with a 7500 dollar offset just from the Federal government. throw in state rebates and the revenue lost to EVs gets really exaggerated. my state, Georgia, is damn obnoxious with a two hundred dollar fee per year to declare as an EV; my car which is a Volt can declare either way; which when I ran the numbers put me beyond my normal driving on gasoline alone. Meaning I decided to not list as an EV because it punishing, not rewarding.
- labster 9y agoYou should be required to list as an EV, so that you pay the share of road maintenance of which you're currently cheating the taxpayers of Georgia.