@idoubtit yeah, it's really poorly thought out.

I understand the government wants income from the users of the roads to maintain them.

They had decided that gas taxes were the appropriate way as you pay more when you buy more gas to travel more on the road.

Since EV's don't use gas that no longer works. But an exorbitant tax on EV's is dumb.

Replace the gas tax for ALL cars, gas and electric, with a annual "tax" based on the mileage traveled in the last year. Not hard and also fair to all.

#gastax #evtax

Have read a free things about the budget. My favourite takeaway so far so far is “Rachael from accounts”.

Interesting to observe that the to-be-introduced per-mile EV tax will add 50% to the cost of driving at today’s rates- assuming you pay 25p/KWh and get 4 miles per KWh. Less if you’re not charging at home, mind.

I’m not too fussed. The treasury are going to lose out big time on fuel duty as EV adoption rises, this tax was only a matter of time. And by the time it comes in (when, not if) cars and batteries will have got better - lighter, more efficient, more kWh/Kg.

#UKBudget #RachaelFromAccounts #EVTax

Roadblocks remain for Aussie EV drivers despite sales rising as BYD battles Tesla for dominance

Australia’s electric vehicle market is booming, but scratch the surface and there are still big roadblocks ahead. At…
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Senate Kills The $250 EV Fee, But Leasing Loophole may die…
#electricvehicle #electricvehicles #evtax

https://insideevs.com/news/763016/senate-kills-the-250-dollar-ev-fee/

Is #PlugInHybrid the new #GreenHydrogen? That is, is big oil pushing it to slow adoption of #EVs?

For instance, NJs new #EVTax targets battery electrics but not hybrids and the Biden administration relaxed some emissions standards.

What percent of PIH are regularly plugged in? Who is promoting the plug in hybrid story?

With no domestic EVs on the market (except Tesla) we are leaving the door open to China.