David, Not trying to be rude, but it is a Gizmo that you are talking about. If you showed up with the vehicle and didn't say anything, do you really think the DMV person would know it was originally designed to 40 mph and would assume it should pay the $100 annual fee? I wouldn't say it was an NEV, but one could easily make that assumption by looking at it. Especially someone unfamiliar with the vehicle.
Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of David Nelson > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 4:29 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Washington State EV Tax applies to a Gizmo! > > Well I finally found the original bill at > http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011- > 12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2660.SL.pdf. > Unfortunately it very broadly defines an electric vehicle subject to the $100 > annual fee as "A vehicle that is designed to have the capability to drive at a > speed of more than thirty-five miles per hour;". Notice that it doesn't have to > be able to go over 35mph, only that it is designed to have the capability to go > over 35mph. Well the original design of the Gizmo states 40mph as top > speed. > > I have no problem paying the fee for a full sized vehicle but one which > weighs less than 1000lbs shouldn't have such a high tax on it. > Especially when vehicles many times that much don't pay nearly the same > proportion in taxes. ) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
