On Nov 8, 2014, at 8:57 AM, tomw via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote:
A gps based system could report
only total miles traveled to protect those concerned with others knowing
where they drive.
Could it? Sure, in theory. Would it? In this day and age? Who're you trying to
kid?
*You* may be fine
/There's another aspect to this: how is the government to know how many
in-state miles you've driven? The only feasible way is with GPS trackers in
every car, something horrifically unconscionable. /
I don't see what is so horrific about this. A gps based system could report
only total miles
On 7 Nov 2014 at 2:07, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
Why the push to another way to pay? Gas use has declined steadily since 2005
as fuel-efficient and alternative energy cars have flourished.
Right, so let's discourage that. Great.
I see this sort of notion and have to conclude that the US has the
Not really! The government must collect taxes to pay for roads. Previously it
was done by taxing fuel. You can tax electricity to pay for roads because how
would you know which part went into the vehicle. So they have to devise another
way
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On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:36 AM, EVDL
And it can be argued that the purchase subsidy is already recompense for
the relief EVs bring to pollution controls and the like. Whether such
things should be paid for with user fees or more progressive forms of
taxation is a discussion for a whole different forum ;-)
- Cal Frye
Paul Dove via
On 11/07/2014 10:50 AM, Paul Dove via EV wrote:
Not really! The government must collect taxes to pay for roads.
Previously it was done by taxing fuel. You can tax electricity to pay
for roads because how would you know which part went into the
vehicle. So they have to devise another way
The
Paul Dove via EV wrote:
Not really! The government must collect taxes to pay for roads.
Previously it was done by taxing fuel.
I don't think any reasonable person objects to paying taxes to support
our highway infrastructure. But the *way* it's being done with ICEs vs.
EVs violates people's
The fair answer is simple. Currently EV's get a free ride on the roads but
gas cars get a free ride on the environmental damage they cause. This
disparity should be eliminated ON BOTH SIDES. That is, for every dollar of
road tax you add to the EV, add the same Dollar to the gas tax for the
On 7 Nov 2014 at 13:15, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Currently EV's get a free ride on the roads but gas cars get a free
ride on the environmental damage they cause.
This is the point I was trying to make when I said by taking better care of
the environment, EV drivers are SAVING [the
Coming soon. More stuff we need to discourage, because in some way it reduces
tax revenues
* high recycle households.
* healthy people.
* gardeners
* wells and septic tanks
* solar panels
* bicyclers
Lawrence Winiarski via EV wrote:
Coming soon. More stuff we need to discourage, because in some way it reduces
tax revenues
Thanks for my laugh of the day, Lawrence! :-)
It reminds me of A Christmas Car, a parody of Dickens' A Christmas
Carol I wrote years ago.
Ben wrote -
Put simply, the government has no business knowing how
much I drive where and when.
So I guess you take the battery out of your cellphone when you're driving...
Rush
Tucson AZ
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Not really! The government must collect taxes to pay
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