One thing that's almost always missing from these discussions of ICEV vs EV costs is the cost to society. We as vehicle owners think we get to ignore the public costs - health effects from air and water pollution, scrubbing Diesel soot from public buildings, and so on. But it's costing us all the same. It comes out of our taxes.
That's why it's right and fair for EVs to pay lower or possibly even no road taxes, and for ICEVs to pay higher road taxes. Perhaps Diesel vehicles should be taxed higher yet, because of their greater social costs. However, the states which are passing legislation to make EV's pay their "fair share" are generally making EV owners pay an UNFAIR share, more than ICEV owners - often MUCH more. As the old saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. 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 Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
