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Electric vehicle tax shock: Governments finally bill EV drivers for road use
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Electric vehicle tax shock: Governments finally bill EV drivers for road use

California expects 64% fuel tax revenue loss by 2040. States are turning to mileage-based charges for electric vehicles to fund crumbling infrastructure.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/electric-vehicle-tax-shock-governments-finally-bill-ev-drivers-for-road-use/vi-AA1RN1Sa?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69345e6ac83642608e37cb55b80f88d1&ei=22
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Re: Electric vehicle tax shock: Governments finally bill EV drivers for road use
« Reply #1 on: Today at 01:44:21 pm »
OK, I gotta ask. What happened to the gobs of money States have been collecting in fuel taxes for fixing that 'crumbling infrastructure'? (Not to mention tolls).

Sure, tax the EVs by the mile or however, they tend to be heavier than equivalent ICE powered vehicles and that means more road damage.

But how long until the ICE vehicle drivers are paying the per mile tax, too (to be "fair") along with the fuel taxes?

(Not to mention the government collecting just a bit more data on everyone).


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Re: Electric vehicle tax shock: Governments finally bill EV drivers for road use
« Reply #2 on: Today at 01:55:47 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on Today at 01:44:21 pm
OK, I gotta ask. What happened to the gobs of money States have been collecting in fuel taxes for fixing that 'crumbling infrastructure'? (Not to mention tolls).

Not to mention three massive federal infrastructure bills passed by Congress over the last decade and a half - two by Obama and one by Biden.  Remember 'shovel ready'?
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Re: Electric vehicle tax shock: Governments finally bill EV drivers for road use
« Reply #3 on: Today at 01:58:06 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on Today at 01:44:21 pm
OK, I gotta ask. What happened to the gobs of money States have been collecting in fuel taxes for fixing that 'crumbling infrastructure'? (Not to mention tolls).

Sure, tax the EVs by the mile or however, they tend to be heavier than equivalent ICE powered vehicles and that means more road damage.

But how long until the ICE vehicle drivers are paying the per mile tax, too (to be "fair") along with the fuel taxes?

(Not to mention the government collecting just a bit more data on everyone).
The tax on gasoline is similar to paying per mile.
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Re: Electric vehicle tax shock: Governments finally bill EV drivers for road use
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Quote from: Hoodat on Today at 01:55:47 pm
Not to mention three massive federal infrastructure bills passed by Congress over the last decade and a half - two by Obama and one by Biden.  Remember 'shovel ready'?
A colleague lived in Denver during Obama. One of the roads into the Front Range had signs that went up in the spring, proclaiming the highway project was one of those jobs.
In the fall, the signs were removed.
No work was done on the road.
Not sure where the money was shoveled off to.
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