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DetroitLegalBeagle

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2. From what I have read

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 07:23 AM

May 23

The $250 is to be collected by the State DMV's or whoever registers vehicles for use on road maintenance. its supposed to make up for the loss in gas tax revenue which mainly goes to road maintenance. The increase of EV's and more fuel efficient vehicles are causing a decline of gas tax revenues. And EV's and hybrids typically cause more road deterioration due to their heavy weight.

Now whether the $250 in addition to any state add on's for EV's is proportional or not is up for debate. My back of the hand calculations says its not and this will cause EV owners to pay far more into road revenue than the average gas car driver.

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$250 Annual tax on EVs? How would that even work?? I'm a senior starting retirement soon [View all] lostnfound May 23 OP

I suspect the same to happen to roof-top solar HAB911 May 23 #1

They are doing it now Woodwizard May 23 #4

I did 29 panels in 2017 HAB911 May 23 #11

I did 9KW Woodwizard May 23 #12

I went whole house HAB911 May 23 #13

I think the new bill really guts clean energy. lostnfound May 25 #15

From what I have read DetroitLegalBeagle May 23 #2

Easy to explain away any pain inflicted on the public. Meanwhile, big data centers are getting tax breaks lostnfound May 23 #5

My back-of-envelope calculation agrees. sl8 May 23 #7

The bold outsized initial pile-ons will guarantee blowback at some point. bucolic_frolic May 23 #3

Ohio already charges $100 for hybrids and $200 for EVs. That would be a total of $450 doc03 May 23 #6

TN is planning a $400 annual fee for evs. SheltieLover May 23 #8

"I lost $200K from the salt tax cap (long story)" MichMan May 23 #9

Norway is 70% to their goal of total EVs. sinkingfeeling May 23 #10

I believe Norway taxes ICE vehicles nearly 100% and waives the tax on EV MichMan May 23 #14

What's Norway's tax plan when EV's reach 100%? NickB79 May 25 #16

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