Steve, I’m in NoVA too We pay a $100 a year to register our EV, regardless of mileage. I forget the numbers, but you’d have to drive a substantial amount to equal the gas tax. We are being penalized, not incentivized.
I think a gas tax would incentivize people. Make it higher and higher, and at some point when enough cars are electric, add a mileage based tax for all cars in addition to the ever increasing gas tax. But until then, the gas tax should cover the EVs as an incentive IMO. -- charles > On May 15, 2021, at 5:29 PM, Steves via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
