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Re: Buried in the 2700 page infrastructure bill

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I'm sure this will be replacing the gas tax, not in addition to it. /s In actuality I do believe there should be a "fair" way for EVs (which I think this tax is probably targeting, as they currently do not pay gas taxes which are supposed to aid in roadway repair) to pay "their share" of roadway maintenance burden. Gas sales tax happened to work out quite neatly because it was a) proportional to the amount of use of…

Sure EVs don't pay gas tax..but in lot of states , there is a higher tag renewal fee for EVs. In my state , I pay almost double the annual renewal fee for my EV every year.

Re: Buried in the 2700 page infrastructure bill

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I'm sure this will be replacing the gas tax, not in addition to it. /s In actuality I do believe there should be a "fair" way for EVs (which I think this tax is probably targeting, as they currently do not pay gas taxes which are supposed to aid in roadway repair) to pay "their share" of roadway maintenance burden. Gas sales tax happened to work out quite neatly because it was a) proportional to the amount of use of…

In Washington state electric vehicle owners pay a large surcharge on our annual car registration fees, meant to replace the gas taxes we're not generating.

Re: Buried in the 2700 page infrastructure bill

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post #5

I'm sure this will be replacing the gas tax, not in addition to it. /s In actuality I do believe there should be a "fair" way for EVs (which I think this tax is probably targeting, as they currently do not pay gas taxes which are supposed to aid in roadway repair) to pay "their share" of roadway maintenance burden. Gas sales tax happened to work out quite neatly because it was a) proportional to the amount of use of…

Wouldn't it make sense though to scale a tax on mileage to the weight of the car ? Light cars that are glorified golf carts aren't going to do significant damage to roadways.

Re: Buried in the 2700 page infrastructure bill

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This is going to disproportionately impact rural population that is already financially strapped.

Dirt roads are cheap to operate.

Furthermore, long driving distances are not a right. Although they might be an amenity; YMMV.
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