Here in VA we pay a fee if we have an EV. That doesn’t bother me too much as I am willing to help pay for roads. BUT they also charge a fee for fuel efficient vehicles, as they say they don’t pay their fair share. I live in northern VA and we also have air pollution problems . So if I make less pollution , I’m charged extra?! Go figure.
-Steve > On May 15, 2021, at 3:30 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 15 May 2021 at 14:57, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > >> Raise EV road use tax by X and raise the gas drivers ENVIRONMENTAL USE >> tax by the same amount - X. > > I see your point, but I think that vehicle owners should pay in proportion > to the environmental harm they cause. The more environmentally destructive > the vehicle is, the more it should cost to keep it on the road. EV owners > *should* pay the least. > > A yearly license surcharge based on the vehicle's MPGe would do that. > Owners of EVs that waste more energy would pay more than those who have > energy-thrifty EVs. ICEV owners would pay more than either, with those > driving the heavy, bloated monstrosities paying the most. > > Adding a mileage component would be a further improvement, but I consider > the active monitoring mechanisms proposed for that too invasive. > > I'd prefer that license bureaus verify vehicle mileages at each license > renewal. As a bonus this scheme would reduce unemployment because license > bureaus would need more staff members! > > Another possible solution would be a fee assessed when the vehicle is sold > or scrapped, based on its MPGe and mileage accrued by the owner selling or > scrapping the vehicle. > > For greater fairness, make all these fees means-tested. Add a factor based > on the owner's previous year's IRS AGI. <diabolical chuckle> :-) > > David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey > > To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my > offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows > other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes > through their pockets for loose grammar. > > -- Jamee Nicoll > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
