And another common misunderstanding: Roads are mostly paid for by real estate taxes. So, even when riding electric (or a bicycle, or walking) you pay for roads to be constructed and maintained. You are only not paying the fuel taxes, which in the USA are extremely low compared to most Western countries.
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 3:22 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] 5 cent theft On 6 Dec 2013 at 9:18, Bob Bath wrote: > This driver is already screwing ... the US govt. out of road taxes by > driving electric, Whoa, hold on there! Every major first-world nation uses tax abatement to reward socially responsible behavior - such as driving an EV. At least until the oily-dollar bought-and-paid-for politicians decide they don't want to encourage such positive behavior (which is happening in more and more states), not paying fuel taxes is his - and your - reward for not polluting my air. That's fine with me, and I'll bet with a lot of other folks too. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
