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The heavier EVs will eat up the roads without paying a gas tax to subsidize road repair.

1970-01-01 4y ago
Follow the Norway model. First get a majority of EVs on the road, then you tax them. https://www.autoevolution.com/news/norway-became-an-ev-paradise-now-it-s-imposing-a-weight-tax-and-bringing-back-the-vat-200685.html https://www.autoevolution.com/news/norway-became-an-ev-parad...
- amalgamated_inc 4y ago
  The old bait and switch :)
- runsonrum 4y ago
  Australia doing the same. https://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/Growing-South-Australia/incentives-for-electric-vehicles https://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/Growing-South-Australia/incen... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-28/sa-adopts-electric-vehicle-tax/100576568 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-28/sa-adopts-electric-ve...
klyrs 4y ago
Heavy EVs do nothing compared to the semi-trucks that Americans have inured to. If freight was predominantly hauled on rail lines, that might be relevant.
Tagbert 4y ago
Personal cars, EV or ICE are not the largest source of wear and tear on roads. Trucks and other commercial vehicles are. Their weight is significantly greater. EVs are mostly about 1000 pounds (~500kg) more than a similar ICE. In many US states, EVs already have to pay hundreds of dollars extra during annual registration to offset the state gas tax.
- frankharv 4y ago
  Battery powered Chevy Silverado is 3000lbs heavier that its ICE version. That is directly from the article and very telling.
  - Tagbert 4y ago
    Yes, some larger EVs do have larger batteries, but many do not have such massive batteries.
- kj4ips 4y ago
  In my state, they just raised the "EV tax" on registration from $100 to $300. I have mileage records, and even using today's gas tax rate, (which will cause an overestimate) I never paid more than $225 a year, and that was a year 30% above average, and with the lest efficient vehicle I've ever had. 2020 was $80, and if I scale for the mileage I had in a typical year, that comes to $144. The state gov't came out saying that it was based on the average amount people pay, but the numbers they provided used MPG values so low and mileages so high, you'd think they came from a motorhome doing the coast-to-coast tour.

1970-01-01 4y ago

Follow the Norway model. First get a majority of EVs on the road, then you tax them. https://www.autoevolution.com/news/norway-became-an-ev-paradise-now-it-s-imposing-a-weight-tax-and-bringing-back-the-vat-200685.html https://www.autoevolution.com/news/norway-became-an-ev-parad...

amalgamated_inc 4y ago
The old bait and switch :)
runsonrum 4y ago
Australia doing the same. https://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/Growing-South-Australia/incentives-for-electric-vehicles https://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/Growing-South-Australia/incen... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-28/sa-adopts-electric-vehicle-tax/100576568 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-28/sa-adopts-electric-ve...

klyrs 4y ago

Heavy EVs do nothing compared to the semi-trucks that Americans have inured to. If freight was predominantly hauled on rail lines, that might be relevant.

Tagbert 4y ago

Personal cars, EV or ICE are not the largest source of wear and tear on roads. Trucks and other commercial vehicles are. Their weight is significantly greater. EVs are mostly about 1000 pounds (~500kg) more than a similar ICE. In many US states, EVs already have to pay hundreds of dollars extra during annual registration to offset the state gas tax.

frankharv 4y ago
Battery powered Chevy Silverado is 3000lbs heavier that its ICE version. That is directly from the article and very telling.
- Tagbert 4y ago
  Yes, some larger EVs do have larger batteries, but many do not have such massive batteries.
kj4ips 4y ago
In my state, they just raised the "EV tax" on registration from $100 to $300. I have mileage records, and even using today's gas tax rate, (which will cause an overestimate) I never paid more than $225 a year, and that was a year 30% above average, and with the lest efficient vehicle I've ever had. 2020 was $80, and if I scale for the mileage I had in a typical year, that comes to $144. The state gov't came out saying that it was based on the average amount people pay, but the numbers they provided used MPG values so low and mileages so high, you'd think they came from a motorhome doing the coast-to-coast tour.