On 7 Nov 2014 at 13:15, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > Currently EV's get a free ride on the roads but gas cars get a free > ride on the environmental damage they cause.
This is the point I was trying to make when I said "by taking better care of the environment, EV drivers are SAVING [the states] tax dollars." You said it more succinctly. Today there's an undercurrent of anti-environmentalism in the US, a backlash if you will. This extends into government in many areas. Lee's assessment that they "make the tax a huge 'in your face' lump sum payment.... [to discourage people] from buying an EV" is right on. I wonder if at least some of the diminution in fuel tax revenue isn't just a product of a weak economy and increased unemployment. I don't have any numbers, but I'd think that's a more significant contributor than the relatively small number of people with EVs and more-efficient ICEVs. Thus I suspect that revenue loss is only part of the reason for this proposal, and in some cases maybe not even the primary one. Another major reason for it might well be to deliberately punish and discourage "greenies." 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)
