Willie via EV wrote:
On 4/4/20 12:06 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I can't give you any specifics, but how much weight and space in that
Chevy Colorado is devoted to safety - quite a bit.
I don't know either. Pickups have never been known for being safe
vehicles,
though.
This seem
On 4/4/20 12:06 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I can't give you any specifics, but how much weight and space in that
Chevy Colorado is devoted to safety - quite a bit.
I don't know either. Pickups have never been known for being safe vehicles,
though.
This seems like a good place t
On 3 Apr 2020 at 23:54, Jim Walls via EV wrote:
> Actually it's personal, not work.
That sounds like an expensive hobby. I'm guessing that the fuel tax is only
the beginning.
But then, EVs can be an expensive hobby too.
> I can well imagine the performance of a vehicle that can carry 1.4 t
>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.
Hmm, my truck gets about 600Wh/Mile.
Supercab, 4wd, long bed.
Current (old) batteries give it about a 60 mile range, If I used new
batteries, I
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
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
>
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
environ
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
ance.
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 fa
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 cur
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 peopl
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. G
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.
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 t
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
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
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 dr
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