Texas to hit All-Electric Vehicle owners with High Fees (Page 4): What they should and probably eventually will do is put a tax on mileage paid at yearly inspection.

edwdickinson Loc: Ardmore PA

Longshadow wrote:

separate meters...

What they should and probably eventually will do is put a tax on mileage paid at yearly inspection.

docerz

Some of the folks here are very misinformed on EVs, electricity,taxes,and renewables. Please educate yourself before making comments. You definitely have a right to your own opinions, but don’t base them on hearsay and/or emotion.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

States like New York and california are not going to lose that gas tax revenue. The politicians cannot solve everyday problems, but they will solve this one.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Oh...the gift that keeps on giving that is a well-kept secret by the Green Movement and the administration's agenda. Just wait..! There is more to come including a means to tax for the loss of the Federal Tax associated with fuel. Then there will be an environmental disposal fee for expended batteries.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Linda From Maine wrote:

It's not bad enough yet; people are greedy and uwilling to change their current lifestyles. The next generation or the one after will pay the real price.

Totally agree, Linda. As 40s born boomers, my friends and I are convinced we were born and have lived during the sweet spot. The collective in this country only respond to issues when they become emergencies.

kvanhook Loc: Oriental, NC

I recently read that 95% of all electric vehicles are still on the road. The other 5% made it home.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

kvanhook wrote:

I recently read that 95% of all electric vehicles are still on the road. The other 5% made it home.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Triple G wrote:

Many are in your situation...it's an evolution just like hand held calculators and computers. The early adopters are the ones who can afford the early higher costs and pave the way to more innovation and more volume, lower cost, higher demand and then the market forces take over. Our generation is not the target audience for these changes (many aren't about to anyway) but our grandchildren certainly are and they are much more open to innovation and progress.

Well said.

UHH membership is skewed to senior citizens, so your observation is rarely heard here.

And it's not just "progress," it's how to keep our earth habitable for humans!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

47greyfox wrote:

Totally agree, Linda. As 40s born boomers, my friends and I are convinced we were born and have lived during the sweet spot. The collective in this country only respond to issues when they become emergencies.

And yet somehow it's more acceptable to spend money to help citizens after emergencies such as the frozen electric grid in Texas a couple of winters ago. What caused that disaster? Shortsightedness and greed: save money today, forget tomorrow!

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

bobbyjohn wrote:

If you thought about buying an EV to save money on... (show quote)

For several years now the government has rumored a milage based road tax as regulation and market forces have demanded higher gas milage in vehicles... Texas it would seem is taking the first step albeit some sort of registration fee.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/08/11/infrastructure-package-includes-vehicle-mileage-tax-program/?sh=7f362ec031c6

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Blurryeyed wrote:

For several years now the government has rumored a milage based road tax as regulation and market forces have demanded higher gas milage in vehicles... Texas it would seem is taking the first step albeit some sort of registration fee.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/08/11/infrastructure-package-includes-vehicle-mileage-tax-program/?sh=7f362ec031c6

"Road tax" is just an excuse to collect money. NY collects almost $1,000,000 every day from the Throgs Neck Bridge. I doubt it costs that much to maintain it. I've paid $4,626 in tolls over the past twenty-six years, and I try to avoid toll roads.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

jerryc41 wrote:

"Road tax" is just an excuse to collect money. NY collects almost $1,000,000 every day from the Throgs Neck Bridge. I doubt it costs that much to maintain it. I've paid $4,626 in tolls over the past twenty-six years, and I try to avoid toll roads.

Might be more than you think - when I was stationed in CA in the 80’s, the feds told the state to get the average speed down (55 was the mandated speed then) as it was pushing 70 - or they were going to withhold road money - CA said keep your money, we’re spending $1M/mile on our roads and your money doesn’t give us 200 miles - not worth it with the amount of traffic we need to move… I do know that the roads were fairly decent then and now they are terrible - inflation of 40 years - got be be expensive.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

jerryc41 wrote:

"Road tax" is just an excuse to collect money. NY collects almost $1,000,000 every day from the Throgs Neck Bridge. I doubt it costs that much to maintain it. I've paid $4,626 in tolls over the past twenty-six years, and I try to avoid toll roads.

Bridge tolls in NYC are excessive, hard to imagine how that affects working people who have to cross those bridges twice daily as they come and go from work.... Hate to say it Jerry, just one more reason to move to FL.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Blurryeyed wrote:

Bridge tolls in NYC are excessive, hard to imagine how that affects working people who have to cross those bridges twice daily as they come and go from work.... Hate to say it Jerry, just one more reason to move to FL.

One more? I haven't come across one reason yet.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

jerryc41 wrote:

One more? I haven't come across one reason yet.

That's OK Jerry, if you like high taxes and intrusive regulation I would suggest that NY is your Nirvana. If you have an aging gas stove I would suggest you replace it before Hochul pushes here ban on such appliances even further.