• Habahnow@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Interesting points to me are the fact that this 130 fee is:

    • more than what the average fuel consuming car pay (70-90)
    • Is on top of what many people already pay in state taxes to drive their car
    • ITGuyLevi@programming.dev
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      7 days ago

      As pissed as I get at fees, electric cars don’t typically pay a gas tax, the taxes we levy on fuel pay for road maintenance so that fee should be for road repairs. In my very small car I pay around $1.80 or so each week in federal fuel tax (not sure what I pay to the state, but those combined is very likely over $130/yr).

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        7 days ago

        The gullible part is thinking the federal government fixes the roads with your money at all. More than likely it’ll go to Israel.

        I bet the pick ups will pay less than an EV driver and are one of the main causes of road damages

      • RamRabbit@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        Electric cars pay electricity tax. Gas cars pay gasoline tax. We don’t need to tax electric cars even more.