Republicans say EVs don’t pay their fair share. Here’s the math. | With new fees, EV and hybrid owners would pay much more annually than the drivers of gas cars
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Trying to claw back the "glory days" at the cost of everything else I see. I hate to say it but China is going to dominate in the new order Trump created.
One thing to take into consideration is that EVs are much heavier than their ICE counterparts which means they contribute to more road damage.
Then tax by weight and not engine type. Freight trucks already don't pay their fair share in infrastructure costs.
Edit: EVs are about 18-24% heavier than their Ice equivalent. Still doesn't add up to the proposed costs.
They're punishing EV adoption so that we'll keep buying gasoline. It's obvious what they're up to, and corrupt as fuck. The Democrats, at least one of the few with a spine, should say that as soon as they're back in office, they'll refund the punitive charges and massively tax gasoline and diesel fuel.
Lived in Ohio, had that BS. My PHEV (which still uses gas for long trips) was taxed additional $200 a year, same as an EV.
My calculations came out to something similar - at ~15,000 mi driven a year and optimal battery use, I paid about the same as a car/truck with 20-25MPG. That is the MPG my first car, a 90s sedan, got.
Real incentives for efficiency and progress. /s