Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
On 04/03/2020 22:12, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: On 3 Apr 2020 at 19:03, Jim Walls via EV wrote: My truck gets about 12 mpg, so 1,250 gallons or $1,062.50 total of which $832.50 is state tax. That's a fair bit, but it seems to me that it might not be all that unfair or unreasonable. Your big truck causes a lot more road wear and environmental damage than a Tesla 3 or Bolt. Four times as much? Eight times? Now that I couldn't say. The big difference for road damage is weight. My truck (most of the time) weighs about 20% more than a Tesla model S. So am I doing 400% the road damage? I doubt it. I understand from your other message that your work requires off-road driving ability, and you have to be able to haul a ton of cargo. Still, somebody has to pay for the damage your truck does to our world. You may not like hearing this, but I think that that has to be either your responsibility, or your employer's. Actually it's personal, not work. Although my work also requires large heavy vehicles at times. It's a darn shame that US vehicle manufacturers can't figure out how to build heavy duty vehicles that aren't such fuel pigs. If you lived almost anywhere else in the world, you could (for example) get a Isuzu D-Max 4WD. It carries up to 1.4 tons, uses a 1.9 liter Diesel and a 6-speed manual transmision, and gets 33mpg. (If you insist on a slushbox, make that 30mpg.) I can well imagine the performance of a vehicle that can carry 1.4 tons, and runs on a 1.9l engine. Ought to make an original Volkswagon bug seem like a speed demon. :) The Isuzu's nearest US relative is the Chevrolet Colorado. It hauls only 3/4 ton, has a 2.8 liter diesel, comes only with an automatic transmission, and gets 22mpg. Part of that is that dang near no one wants to drive a stick shift vehicle anymore. Another part is vehicle safety. It's far easier to add capability to a vehicle when you don't care if it will protect the occupants. I can't give you any specifics, but how much weight and space in that Chevy Colorado is devoted to safety - quite a bit. Hang in there, though. Eventually maybe someone will build an EV pickup that will work for you. Here's an idea. What if you could sign a contract with a company to provide you the vehicle you needed day by day? For daily use you could have a Tesla or Leaf. If you needed to get lumber, you could drive to the vehicle depot and swap ithe Tesla for a pickup for the weekend. For vacations you could trade it for a minivan or crossover. You'd pay for each by mileage. Nice idea - not gonna work. It took a month to equip my truck with power, radios, lights, and a few other things. No rental organization would let you drill dozens of holes, run conduit, mount radios and other equipment in a rental vehicle. Can't generally do it on a lease either. Now what I can, and have done is to rent a more suitable vehicle for more traditional purposes. For example, a few years ago I needed to drive solo from the Los Angeles area to Tucson, AZ and back for a long weekend (about 1,000 miles). Enterprise Rent-a-car was happy to rent me a car that was far more suited for the purpose. The rental contract and gas for the rental cost me less than just gas would have been for my truck - not to mention the other costs related to driving my truck 1,000 miles. And BTW, I do like driving a stick shift (except in stop and go rush hour traffic). -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
The rule of thumb is that damage to the road structure goes up in proportion to the square of the axle load. On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 06:12, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: > > On 3 Apr 2020 at 19:03, Jim Walls via EV wrote: > > > My truck gets about 12 mpg, so 1,250 gallons or $1,062.50 total of > > which $832.50 is state tax. > > That's a fair bit, but it seems to me that it might not be all that unfair > or unreasonable. Your big truck causes a lot more road wear and > environmental damage than a Tesla 3 or Bolt. Four times as much? Eight > times? Now that I couldn't say. > > I understand from your other message that your work requires off-road > driving ability, and you have to be able to haul a ton of cargo. Still, > somebody has to pay for the damage your truck does to our world. You may > not like hearing this, but I think that that has to be either your > responsibility, or your employer's. > > It's a darn shame that US vehicle manufacturers can't figure out how to > build heavy duty vehicles that aren't such fuel pigs. If you lived almost > anywhere else in the world, you could (for example) get a Isuzu D-Max 4WD. > It carries up to 1.4 tons, uses a 1.9 liter Diesel and a 6-speed manual > transmision, and gets 33mpg. (If you insist on a slushbox, make that > 30mpg.) > > The Isuzu's nearest US relative is the Chevrolet Colorado. It hauls only > 3/4 ton, has a 2.8 liter diesel, comes only with an automatic transmission, > and gets 22mpg. > > Hang in there, though. Eventually maybe someone will build an EV pickup that > will work for you. > > > Personally if I won the PowerBall, I would have a Tesla model S and > > largely just use the truck for times when I needed it. I would also > > have a larger house with enough parking space in order to have > > someplace to put it. > > Here's an idea. What if you could sign a contract with a company to provide > you the vehicle you needed day by day? For daily use you could have a Tesla > or Leaf. If you needed to get lumber, you could drive to the vehicle depot > and swap ithe Tesla for a pickup for the weekend. For vacations you could > trade it for a minivan or crossover. You'd pay for each by mileage. > > 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 > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -- Paul Compton www.morini-mania.co.uk www.paulcompton.co.uk (YouTube channel) ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
On 3 Apr 2020 at 19:03, Jim Walls via EV wrote: > My truck gets about 12 mpg, so 1,250 gallons or $1,062.50 total of > which $832.50 is state tax. That's a fair bit, but it seems to me that it might not be all that unfair or unreasonable. Your big truck causes a lot more road wear and environmental damage than a Tesla 3 or Bolt. Four times as much? Eight times? Now that I couldn't say. I understand from your other message that your work requires off-road driving ability, and you have to be able to haul a ton of cargo. Still, somebody has to pay for the damage your truck does to our world. You may not like hearing this, but I think that that has to be either your responsibility, or your employer's. It's a darn shame that US vehicle manufacturers can't figure out how to build heavy duty vehicles that aren't such fuel pigs. If you lived almost anywhere else in the world, you could (for example) get a Isuzu D-Max 4WD. It carries up to 1.4 tons, uses a 1.9 liter Diesel and a 6-speed manual transmision, and gets 33mpg. (If you insist on a slushbox, make that 30mpg.) The Isuzu's nearest US relative is the Chevrolet Colorado. It hauls only 3/4 ton, has a 2.8 liter diesel, comes only with an automatic transmission, and gets 22mpg. Hang in there, though. Eventually maybe someone will build an EV pickup that will work for you. > Personally if I won the PowerBall, I would have a Tesla model S and > largely just use the truck for times when I needed it. I would also > have a larger house with enough parking space in order to have > someplace to put it. Here's an idea. What if you could sign a contract with a company to provide you the vehicle you needed day by day? For daily use you could have a Tesla or Leaf. If you needed to get lumber, you could drive to the vehicle depot and swap ithe Tesla for a pickup for the weekend. For vacations you could trade it for a minivan or crossover. You'd pay for each by mileage. 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 ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
On 04/03/2020 20:32, Peri Hartman wrote: Hmm. 15000 miles at 12mpg. That's 1250 gallons. At nominally $3/gal, that's 3750. On gasoline cost alone, 10 years would buy you a nice EV - model 3 or Bolt, for example. Ok, I'm not being quite fair since you do have to pay for electricity. But you also would have less maintenance. You know the arguments, of course :) A little tough to drop a ton or so into the back of a bolt and drive miles up a crappy dirt road (4WD required). I have a heavy duty 4X4 truck for a reason - and it's not to show off. Personally if I won the PowerBall, I would have a Tesla model S and largely just use the truck for times when I needed it. I would also have a larger house with enough parking space in order to have someplace to put it. -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
Hmm. 15000 miles at 12mpg. That's 1250 gallons. At nominally $3/gal, that's 3750. On gasoline cost alone, 10 years would buy you a nice EV - model 3 or Bolt, for example. Ok, I'm not being quite fair since you do have to pay for electricity. But you also would have less maintenance. You know the arguments, of course :) Peri -- Original Message -- From: "Jim Walls via EV" To: ev@lists.evdl.org Cc: "Jim Walls" Sent: 03-Apr-20 7:03:03 PM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction Trying this one again. Sent it this morning, but just got a failure message... On 04/03/2020 09:29, paul dove wrote: Well then . highest in the country it $58.7 a gallon. 6000 miles divided by 30 mpg is 200 gallons at 59 cents that's $116 Let's try the correct numbers. California currently has 61.2 cents per gallon + 18.4 federal + state sales tax. Total is about 85 cents per gallon (depending a little on price of the gas since sales tax varies by gas price). She gets about 20 mpg (OK, she does NOT drive efficiently and it's almost exclusively around town), so 300 gallons per year or about $255 per year. However since we're only talking about the state tax portion, it's almost exactly $200. And yes my original statement about my wife and her car was based on the total gas tax not just the state gas tax. I on the other hand drive about 15,000 miles per year. That would be far higher if I did not take public transportation to work whenever my schedule allowed. My truck gets about 12 mpg, so 1,250 gallons or $1,062.50 total of which $832.50 is state tax. As I said, I WISH I was only paying $200 per year in state gas tax. -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200403/8250f4c0/attachment.html> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
Trying this one again. Sent it this morning, but just got a failure message... On 04/03/2020 09:29, paul dove wrote: Well then . highest in the country it $58.7 a gallon. 6000 miles divided by 30 mpg is 200 gallons at 59 cents that's $116 Let's try the correct numbers. California currently has 61.2 cents per gallon + 18.4 federal + state sales tax. Total is about 85 cents per gallon (depending a little on price of the gas since sales tax varies by gas price). She gets about 20 mpg (OK, she does NOT drive efficiently and it's almost exclusively around town), so 300 gallons per year or about $255 per year. However since we're only talking about the state tax portion, it's almost exactly $200. And yes my original statement about my wife and her car was based on the total gas tax not just the state gas tax. I on the other hand drive about 15,000 miles per year. That would be far higher if I did not take public transportation to work whenever my schedule allowed. My truck gets about 12 mpg, so 1,250 gallons or $1,062.50 total of which $832.50 is state tax. As I said, I WISH I was only paying $200 per year in state gas tax. -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200403/8250f4c0/attachment.html> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
That's the only point of the tax. and he made the claim of 6000 miles not me On Friday, April 3, 2020, 2:47:11 PM CDT, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: On 3 Apr 2020 at 16:29, paul dove via EV wrote: > 6000 miles divided by 30 mpg is 200 gallons at 59 cents that's $116 How many people do you know who drive only 6000 miles per year? > Gasoline tax is used to maintain roadways not clean the air. That's beside the point. EVs benefit society. Governments should encourage people to buy and use them by offering them tax breaks, no matter what tax it is. 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 ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200403/c86e4702/attachment.html> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
On 3 Apr 2020 at 16:29, paul dove via EV wrote: > 6000 miles divided by 30 mpg is 200 gallons at 59 cents that's $116 How many people do you know who drive only 6000 miles per year? > Gasoline tax is used to maintain roadways not clean the air. That's beside the point. EVs benefit society. Governments should encourage people to buy and use them by offering them tax breaks, no matter what tax it is. 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 ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
Gasoline tax is used to maintain roadways not clean the air. On Friday, April 3, 2020, 12:05:42 PM CDT, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: On 3 Apr 2020 at 9:23, Jim Walls via EV wrote: > I WISH I only paid $200 per year in gas tax! I pay that much in gas > taxes every couple months. Ohio gasoline tax is $.355 per gallon. If you drive 15000 mi/yr at 30mpg, that's 500 gallons or $192.50 per year. BUT EV drivers SHOULD pay less - or nothing - because they pollute the air less, and therefore cause less cost to the public. Most European nations waive or drastically reduce the yearly fees and taxes on EVs for that reason. I don't know of any that try to collect an equivalent to fuel taxes. 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 ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200403/99a46be9/attachment.html> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
Well then . highest in the country it $58.7 a gallon. 6000 miles divided by 30 mpg is 200 gallons at 59 cents that's $116 On Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:24:06 AM CDT, Jim Walls via EV wrote: On 04/03/2020 08:53, Rod Hower via EV wrote: > Ohio is one of several US states that impose taxes on EVs that are far higher > than the amount paid in gas taxes by a typical driver of a legacy vehicle. A > recently introduced bill aims to change that. > > Ohio’s current EV tax, which was enacted in 2019, imposes anannual fee of > $200 on electric drivers. The new bill (HB546) would reduce the feeto $100 > for EVs and $50 for PHEVs. > > According to a recent analysis from ConsumerReports, Ohio’s existing EV tax > is considerably higher than the annual gastax for a typical new gas-burning > car. I WISH I only paid $200 per year in gas tax! I pay that much in gas taxes every couple months. Even my wife who only drives about 6,000 miles per year in a Toyota Corolla pays more than $200 per year in gas tax. OK, it does not help that we live in the state with the highest state gas tax in the country. -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200403/4384f2f2/attachment.html> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
On 3 Apr 2020 at 9:23, Jim Walls via EV wrote: > I WISH I only paid $200 per year in gas tax! I pay that much in gas > taxes every couple months. Ohio gasoline tax is $.355 per gallon. If you drive 15000 mi/yr at 30mpg, that's 500 gallons or $192.50 per year. BUT EV drivers SHOULD pay less - or nothing - because they pollute the air less, and therefore cause less cost to the public. Most European nations waive or drastically reduce the yearly fees and taxes on EVs for that reason. I don't know of any that try to collect an equivalent to fuel taxes. 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 ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
On 04/03/2020 08:53, Rod Hower via EV wrote: Ohio is one of several US states that impose taxes on EVs that are far higher than the amount paid in gas taxes by a typical driver of a legacy vehicle. A recently introduced bill aims to change that. Ohio’s current EV tax, which was enacted in 2019, imposes anannual fee of $200 on electric drivers. The new bill (HB546) would reduce the feeto $100 for EVs and $50 for PHEVs. According to a recent analysis from ConsumerReports, Ohio’s existing EV tax is considerably higher than the annual gastax for a typical new gas-burning car. I WISH I only paid $200 per year in gas tax! I pay that much in gas taxes every couple months. Even my wife who only drives about 6,000 miles per year in a Toyota Corolla pays more than $200 per year in gas tax. OK, it does not help that we live in the state with the highest state gas tax in the country. -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
[EVDL] Ohio EV tax reduction
Ohio is one of several US states that impose taxes on EVs that are far higher than the amount paid in gas taxes by a typical driver of a legacy vehicle. A recently introduced bill aims to change that. Ohio’s current EV tax, which was enacted in 2019, imposes anannual fee of $200 on electric drivers. The new bill (HB546) would reduce the feeto $100 for EVs and $50 for PHEVs. According to a recent analysis from ConsumerReports, Ohio’s existing EV tax is considerably higher than the annual gastax for a typical new gas-burning car. Ohio’s punitive fee is particularly ironic considering thatthe state is counting on a growing EV industry to replace jobs lost when amajor GM plant in Lordstownclosed in 2019. “The tax is terrible policy in a state like Ohio, which is looking to EV manufacturing and associated battery and auto supply industries to create the skilled, middle-class jobs that our state sorely needs,” wrote the NRDC’s Mark Nabong. “Our focus ought to be on how we can help Ohio startups like Workhorse Trucks and Lordstown Motors become the next Tesla and to ensure that our state is the kind of place that companies like GM, BASF and Dana want to grow their EV businesses.” -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200403/88ecbd7c/attachment.html> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
