3 ms·

I pay approximately 25x more road tax than the average driver here. But you're not, it's to make up for the revenue TX would get from you via the gas tax. Also

• Brian_K_White 2y ago
  And rubber dust.
• gorkish 2y ago
  I have driven my vehicles 70,442 actual miles since Jan 1, 2018. (Thanks to TeslaFi I have actual data -- I didn't drive all of these miles in TX, and while I have that data, I'm not going to be pedantic about it.) The revenue to the state is $0.15/gal towards the highway fund and $0.05/gal towards education. Since the EV surcharge does not fund education, I don't feel it is appropriate to include this portion in the comparison. So with my actual driving data in mind, here's what I would have paid if my 3 vehicles were 30mpg ICE cars: 70,442 mi / 7 years / 30mpg = 335 gal * $0.15 = $50/year to the Texas highway fund. Vs my actual paid: $200 (2023) * 3 cars + $200 (2024) * 3 cars = $1200 I therefore concede that my initial estimate was a bit high. I paid 24x more tax than I would have if I didn't own EV's, but this was only 20x more than the average driver due to my driving habits. Had I not purchased and registered my vehicles before the surcharge took effect, I would have been worse off due to the $500 surcharge on initial registration: $500 (first year registration) * 3 + $200 * 3 = $2100