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I'm sure this will be replacing the gas tax, not in addition to it. /s In actuality I do believe there should be a "fair" way for EVs (which I think this tax i
by AgentK20 5y ago
I'm sure this will be replacing the gas tax, not in addition to it. /s
In actuality I do believe there should be a "fair" way for EVs (which I think this tax is probably targeting, as they currently do not pay gas taxes which are supposed to aid in roadway repair) to pay "their share" of roadway maintenance burden. Gas sales tax happened to work out quite neatly because it was a) proportional to the amount of use of the vehicle(s) and b) encouraged further and further efficient vehicle use, but there's no 1:1 parity for EVs.
Personally I wouldn't object to some level of vendor integration where the car itself reported its mileage on a yearly basis for tax purposes and then was billed as part of your yearly registration fee.
- nirav72 5y agoSure EVs don't pay gas tax..but in lot of states , there is a higher tag renewal fee for EVs. In my state , I pay almost double the annual renewal fee for my EV every year.
- sdossick 5y agoIn Washington state electric vehicle owners pay a large surcharge on our annual car registration fees, meant to replace the gas taxes we're not generating.
- euroderf 5y agoWouldn't it make sense though to scale a tax on mileage to the weight of the car ? Light cars that are glorified golf carts aren't going to do significant damage to roadways.