Sunshine1d ago
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.

Electrek
Show threadmrcleanup
Or just tax the tires.
Mar 20 at 12:08amWeb
Show threadkimchi11h ago

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.

Show threadSaveTheTuaHawk11h ago
Then peopel will buy harder tires which are more dangerous.