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This is more than the average fossil car owner pays in gas taxes, and really bad policy during a world fuel shortage.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    How about an EV fast charger tax? Same as gas.

    If you charge at home, it’s tax free. Just like a gas tank in your back yard would be, I assume.

    I think Republicans would buy that too, as it’s still technically “EV negative” and not very visible to constituents (just like the gas tax).

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Just like a gas tank in your back yard would be, I assume.

      How’d you get gas in your backyard tank without paying the tax? And if charging at home is tax free that just benefits the wealthier home owners more than that (probably less wealthy on average) renter.

      • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        12 hours ago

        Greasel (diesel-vegetable oil conversion) is a thing, albeit uncommon. That would probably be the closest analogue.

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 day ago

        I assumed it would be wholesale prices. I guess cracking and refining oil yourself, or brewing biofuel, would be the analogue to backyard solar or whatever.

        Part of the point is that “home gas” for local commutes and such is hilariously impractical, whereas that’s not the case for EVs.

        • Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          3·
          1 day ago

          Farmers are able to get diesel fuel without paying the tax. It’s dyed red if I recall correctly. It wasn’t super uncommon for a farmer to get his truck inspected to make sure he wasn’t driving on the roadways with untaxed fuel.

    • blitzen@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 day ago

      I quite like that idea, but would worry that home charging would leave too much road maintenance unfunded. Maybe a combination of a low flat EV fee and your fast charger tax.

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 day ago

        I dunno. Psychologically, buyers don’t like an upfront tax. It’s just how our monkey brains are.

        …How about an EV tax proportional to vehicle mass, or maybe battery mass/capacity? With a cutoff for tiny, cheap EVs. This would tax commercial vehicles and ridiculous luxury EVs like the Hummer EV, but incentivize small EVs or plug in hybrids. And it “makes sense” because heavy, long range vehicles wear roads more.