Re:Thor Electric Truck Will Probably Beat Tesla’s to Market
by linuxps2 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @03:42PM
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100% of that goes to the state you purchase/register in, correct? There is currently no federal EV tax that would offset federal fuel taxes that help fund interstate highways, correct?
Re:Thor Electric Truck Will Probably Beat Tesla’s to Market
by vvanders on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @04:01PM
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The assertion was the EV skip the tax completely. That said the majority of the gas tax goes to the state level(at least here in WA state).
There's also a simple solution to the federal tax, add it to registration just the same way the state tax works.
Re:Thor Electric Truck Will Probably Beat Tesla’s to Market
by cstejerean on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @11:04PM
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There is an even easier solution, toll all federal highways and replace the fuel tax with that.
Re:Thor Electric Truck Will Probably Beat Tesla’s to Market
by Shivetya on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @05:19PM
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however for many people they start with a 7500 dollar offset just from the Federal government. throw in state rebates and the revenue lost to EVs gets really exaggerated.
my state, Georgia, is damn obnoxious with a two hundred dollar fee per year to declare as an EV; my car which is a Volt can declare either way; which when I ran the numbers put me beyond my normal driving on gasoline alone. Meaning I decided to not list as an EV because it punishing, not rewarding.
That's hardly true, most states have enacted an EV tax on registration that covers the same wear and tear from the gas tax.
When I last ran the numbers I paid more for the EV tax(which I'm happy to do in order to pay my fair share) then I did in gas.