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New EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal tax

New EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal tax

Flat EV fees of $200-$250 charge owners 2-3x the federal gas tax average. With EVs at only 10% of sales, the US should encourage adoption, not punish it.

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reddig33 1d ago

The only fair way to tax cars (and semi trucks and buses) now is to take a mileage reading every yearly inspection, combine that with the car weight, and charge a per mile fee for each vehicle based on that data.

This is the way

dumbluck 1d ago

ELI5 why can’t we just do away with the property tax and make all roads toll roads?

Property tax is about much more than roads.

SaveTheTuaHawk 16h ago

every yearly inspection

LOL. No one inspects cars in North America.

breadsmasher 1d ago

land of the free (to be scammed and ripped off). Home of the brave (and stupid to stay)

SpaceNoodle 1d ago

Very few have the means to just leave.

mrcleanup 1d ago

Or just tax the tires.

This is brilliant: tire wear (loss of X grams of rubber) scales with distance traveled, vehicle weight, speed and aggressive driving.

but the supply chain is very hard to lock-down, without tire serial numbers.

SaveTheTuaHawk 16h ago

Then peopel will buy harder tires which are more dangerous.

BigTrout75 1d ago

Yep, that’s because it’s from the party owned by oil.

oh no a $250 dollar fee on my EV is going to ruin all the math I did with gas at a $2.50 when I got my car. oh wait its how much now?

betanumerus 16h ago

It should be same fee for all cars regardless of powertrain. Adjust for weight if needed. Adjust gas price to compensate.