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

  • Pika@sh.itjust.works
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    I would agree with a yearly fee for electric vehicles. But it needs to be based off mileage not a static number.

    The entire purpose of such a fee is to compensate for the lack of gas taxes going back into the ecosystem that ICE vehicles have.

    for perspective, at 130$ a year an ICE vehicle would need 706.5 gallons of fuel a year to meet it, and 815.2 gallons of fuel a year for the ending $150 equivalent. Assuming a average 24 Miles/g for residential, that’s roughly 16,956 miles for the 706 gallons, and 19564.8 Miles for the 815.2 gallons.

    My car has not done more than 3k miles in the last 2 years as I don’t need to drive much. realistically I should be paying closer to 11.50 a year or 23 for both. The fact I would be paying the same amount as someone who drives daily constantly is insane to me.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      The point is to discourage EVs. Not from tax revenue, but keep the bribes coming from oil and gas to politicians.