No one is talking about what is going to replace the Federal and State gas tax? You got it. A per mile charge as they track your every movement.
“No one is talking about what is going to replace the Federal and State gas tax? You got it. A per mile charge as they track your every movement.”
The fed and state gas taxes already don’t come anywhere near funding the road infrastructure. The average person drives 14,500 miles per year at an average 25mpg that means they would burn 580 gallons of gasoline doing so.
Federal Motor Fuel Taxes ; Gasoline tax: $0.184 / gallon ; Diesel tax: $0.244 / gallon ; Aviation fuel tax: $0.194 / gallon ; Jet fuel tax: $0.219 / gallon*.
So the avg driver is only contributing $106.72 per year to the Federal hwy fund. Does anyone honestly believe that covers even a fraction of a percent of what that driver uses in infrastructure value. Hint it doesn’t even come close. Interstate highways are a million dollars a mile or more to build.
State taxes vary but the highest is PN with 57.6 cents per gallon on gasoline.
So the avg driver in PN would pay another $334 in state fuel tax. Again a tiny percentage of the infrastructure capital expense and ongoing maintenance costs
Texas is 20 cents per gal so the avg Texan pays $116 in state fuel tax @25mpg most cars get way better than that the Camry hybrid I had for 6 months was averaging 45 mpg long term and 58 on the hwy only.
Texas just put a yearly tax on all EVs because they don’t pay fuel taxes the rate is $200 per year due at resignation so double what the average Texas driver would pay at 25mpg.
I drive 38,000 miles per year at 28mpg so the state gets $272 a year from me it would save me money to switch to commuting with an EV not to mention not buying 1357 gallons of fuel at 3.07 a gal today that’s over $4100 per year in fuel.
my panels will charge an EV for free they already payed themselves off cost wise with the energy I sold to the grid and not having to buy 15-18 cent per kWh over the last 4 years.