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 h

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