Peri nailed it - at least as far as California is concerned. I think that the attitude is pretty small picture. We’re spending a lot on *incentives* to get people to buy them. This is a disincentive. EVERYBODY benefits when someone buys an EV.
But...we do need a solution to pay for the roads. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Oct 15, 2018, at 7:10 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree, it's politics. But for a different reason. Currently there aren't > enough EVs for an EV tax to accumulate anything significant. Yet, as few as > there are, there are loud voices saying it's unfair for EV users to use the > roads without paying their share of taxes. Many governments expect the share > of EVs to grow in the future. At some point, the number will be large enough > that those loud voices will have a point - and there will be noticeably less > funds from the gas tax to maintain roads. I think what we're seeing is a > proactive response. It's easier to establish the tax now, when mostly early > adopters are buying EVs, than later, when they will get an outrage for adding > a new tax to a large number of people. > > Peri > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Lawrence Winiarski via EV" <[email protected]> > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Lawrence Winiarski" <[email protected]>; "EVDL Administrator" > <[email protected]> > Sent: 15-Oct-18 5:27:01 PM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVtax: $150yr > >> >> I think it's politics. >> Mississippi's gas tax hasn't been raised since 1989!!!. Only Alaska's tax >> (1970's era) is older. At $18.79 centsit's also the 4th lowest in the >> country. (average is about 31 cents) >> Now they are having some real problems. Across the state, residents now >> have to circumvent nearly 500 closed bridges that have been declared unsafe. >> >> So now you raise the gas tax a little so you are at least "close" to the >> average state and fix the roads.....right??...yeah it mightbe a little >> unpopular among your republican anti-tax friends but...the bridge is >> closed??? we've got to fix it right??? >> ..Nope, not when you are a proud Mississippian who believes God will come to >> their rescue and pay the taxes for them. >> .instead you play political games and look to blame godless EV's and >> hybrids, who are happy to bend over and accept theblame for 30 years of >> neglect....and shake out their lunch money for 0.0000001 percent of the _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
