Hey ev owners for the longest time had free charging, no road taxes etc. I bet this still doesn't offset all of the road wear and tear due to their weight. It's about time they started paying. I'm tired of the yuppie EV owners that claim "They're saving the planet " so they shouldn't pay road taxes.
New electric vehicle taxes in Maryland
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In Ohio we have a hybrid tax at registration each year even though those that aren't plug-in, or most of them, derive all of their motive power from burning fuel. The hybrid tax is $100.00 for HEVs, $150.00 for PHEVs and $200.00 for EVs.
In no case does this reflect any realistic loss to the state in gas taxes not paid but rather is far in excess of that.
I'm all for equity, but this ain't it.
In no case does this reflect any realistic loss to the state in gas taxes not paid but rather is far in excess of that.
I'm all for equity, but this ain't it.
Are you just guessing?
Well, lets do the arithmetic.
The HAH has shown an average of 49 mpg over the miles that I've used it.
If I didn't have the HAH I'd have a reasonably efficient gas only car, so let's assume it would average 30 mpg.
I drive about 18K a year, so the HAH use 367 gallons and change over that period while the 30 mpg car would use 600 gallons, so the HAH uses 233 fewer gallons.
$100.00/.385=260 (rounded up to nearest tenth), so I'm paying the equivalent of a fuel tax on 27 more gallons than I'm saving and the difference would be greater if we assumed better fuel economy on the gas only car.
So yeah, I'm overpaying, while the EV driver is undercharged by a similar amount.
What is HAH?
Honda Accord Hybrid, like the one in my sig.
Okay. So you fell that you're overpaying and you want EV's to also overpay because????
Not what I wrote nor what I feel.
The simple arithmetic shows that I am overpaying and EVs are underpaying.
Easy enough to understand.
I seem to have struck a nerve with you on this, not sure why.
You said: So yeah, I'm overpaying, while the EV driver is undercharged by a similar amount.
Yeah. and simple arithmetic bears out what I wrote.
Get it?
So you're overpaying relative to EV or other ICE?
Oh come on, not difficult to grasp the simple arithmetic I posted.
What's the issue with you on this?
18K is one thing. I believe I pay $108 EV use tax annually. Our 2018 had 20,300 miles after 5.5 years.
I expect it to go up, as there will be a highway road repair shortfall as we continue to drive EVs.
As @demarpaint teaches us, there is no fair. What's a poor boy to do?
It's a moronic comparison when you're driving 18k.miles a year which is well above the national average.and above that of EV:s in general.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1143527_us-evs-driven-less-than-ice-vs-world
You're right, of course.
If I drove fewer miles the hybrid tax penalty would be even greater per mile.
Correct there is no fair. Since you asked: A poor boy should learn that if you wanna play you gotta pay [I have a few others, it's best I leave it at that]. So go to school, get an education, or learn a trade, then get off your arse and get a job. Then you can pay to play and not look for handouts like many are growing accustomed to unfortunately. Oh and if you take a loan for school or anything else, pay it back!
Gonna go out on a sturdy limb here and say all of this was foretold by people who know that liars lie, especially when there is a free paycheck and special treatment involved to incentivize their lying. Yeah that sucks for Marylanders, but it’s just the beginning. Now that they’ve gotten that crack hit of gas tax substitute into their coffers, they’ll come back for more. Guaran-effin-teed.
Just waiting to hear of a state to start monitoring EV charger kW using IoT or smart meters and applying gas tax to that bill as well (on top of consumption pricing). I’d say by 2026 this will be headed towards mainstream.
