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Electric vehicle sales to collapse under pay-per-mile tax
« on: November 27, 2025, 08:44:30 am »

Electric vehicle sales to collapse under pay-per-mile tax
Story by James Titcomb • 23h

Electric car sales will face a huge hit from the Government’s pay-per-mile tax, according to official forecasts.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said that 440,000 fewer electric vehicles (EVs) would be sold as a result of the policy change, prompting retailers to accuse the Government of “driving with the handbrake on”.
 
The drop will eclipse an expected sales boost from a string of other measures such as tax breaks and subsidies for EV owners.

Under changes announced in the Budget, EV owners will face a 3p-per-mile charge from 2028 as the Treasury seeks to replace lost revenues from fuel duty.

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Re: Electric vehicle sales to collapse under pay-per-mile tax
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2025, 09:58:30 am »
Is this England?  Where is it?  We don’t write “the Government” capitalized.  And lots of pounds referred to.
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Re: Electric vehicle sales to collapse under pay-per-mile tax
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2025, 10:29:27 am »
Quote from: the OlLine Rebel on November 27, 2025, 09:58:30 am
Is this England?  Where is it?  We don’t write “the Government” capitalized.  And lots of pounds referred to.

It is about Jolly ole England.  But they did mention a couple of US states that have Pay by the mile laws.  Oregon for sure has it.  So look for blue states to pass these laws soon./
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Re: Electric vehicle sales to collapse under pay-per-mile tax
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2025, 07:37:17 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on November 27, 2025, 10:29:27 am
It is about Jolly ole England.  But they did mention a couple of US states that have Pay by the mile laws.  Oregon for sure has it.  So look for blue states to pass these laws soon./
Problem is, blue states will probably decide it is only 'fair' to charge ICE vehicles by the mile, too, even though fuels taxes already do that (the more fuel your vehicle consumes per mile, the higher that tax, on a per mile basis, so generally, larger and heavier vehicles pay more per mile).
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Re: Electric vehicle sales to collapse under pay-per-mile tax
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2025, 10:02:39 am »
Won't pull in much money as EVs can't go very far and there will be fewer and fewer of them on the road as time goes by
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Re: Electric vehicle sales to collapse under pay-per-mile tax
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2025, 10:59:25 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on November 28, 2025, 07:37:17 am
Problem is, blue states will probably decide it is only 'fair' to charge ICE vehicles by the mile, too, even though fuels taxes already do that (the more fuel your vehicle consumes per mile, the higher that tax, on a per mile basis, so generally, larger and heavier vehicles pay more per mile).

Most likely the case.
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