Electric cars face 'punitive' fees, new restrictions in many states
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A growing number of conservative states are imposing new taxes on drivers using electric vehicle charging stations and trying to limit EV sales.

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  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
    281·
    11 months ago

    It shouldn’t be double but we all need to pay for the roads.

    only double would be a welcome change in the state of Ohio.

    • Car cost = $31/year
    • Truck (non commercial)=$46/year to $80/year
    • Hybrid car = $131/year
    • EV car = $231 year
      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
        10·
        11 months ago

        Gas tax is only 31 a year?

        Gotcha, I thought you were talking about vehicle registrations.

        If the argument is about paying for roads, then big 18 wheelers should be paying multiple orders of magnitude more for the road wear and tear even over EVs.

          • LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.chEnglish
            4·
            11 months ago

            Yeah, it’s tricky though because road damage from weight isn’t a linear thing, but also, trucks aren’t just out there for fun, they’re out there to put products on shelves for consumption.

            So if you tax truck registration in Ohio, but then big trucking companies will just register in Mississippi like rental car companies do.

            Tax diesel and that will impact a bunch of non semi vehicles.

            Hard to make a one size fits all cost.