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Many of the comments say that trucks should have a tax premium. In my state (and a lot of others) only two types of cars are explicitly called out to have an ex
by wscott 4y ago
Many of the comments say that trucks should have a tax premium. In my state (and a lot of others) only two types of cars are explicitly called out to have an extra charge in the yearly property tax. Hybrids like a Prius are +$50 and electric cars like a Tesla are +$100.
Most state income from cars comes from a tax on gasoline and so they view electric vehicles as not paying "their fair share". And the big gas hungry SUVs and trucks are a good source of income for the states.
Part of fixing this stuff is changing the economics of how states do taxes for cars. It is a tough problem and many of the alternative suggestions have fairness or privacy issues.