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sl8

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7. My back-of-envelope calculation agrees.

Reply to DetroitLegalBeagle (Reply #2)

Fri May 23, 2025, 08:25 AM

May 2025

The federal gasoline tax is $0.183/gal., as of July 2024 (diesel is higher). The owner of a gasoline powered car would need to buy ~ 1,366 gallons of gas per year to pay $250 tax/year. The average annual gasoline use in the US is much closer to 500 gal./year (most gasoline use in the US is for cars/SUVs/light trucks):

https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10308

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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 2025 OP

I suspect the same to happen to roof-top solar HAB911 May 2025 #1

They are doing it now Woodwizard May 2025 #4

I did 29 panels in 2017 HAB911 May 2025 #11

I did 9KW Woodwizard May 2025 #12

I went whole house HAB911 May 2025 #13

I think the new bill really guts clean energy. lostnfound May 2025 #15

From what I have read DetroitLegalBeagle May 2025 #2

Easy to explain away any pain inflicted on the public. Meanwhile, big data centers are getting tax breaks lostnfound May 2025 #5

My back-of-envelope calculation agrees. sl8 May 2025 #7

The bold outsized initial pile-ons will guarantee blowback at some point. bucolic_frolic May 2025 #3

Ohio already charges $100 for hybrids and $200 for EVs. That would be a total of $450 doc03 May 2025 #6

TN is planning a $400 annual fee for evs. SheltieLover May 2025 #8

"I lost $200K from the salt tax cap (long story)" MichMan May 2025 #9

Norway is 70% to their goal of total EVs. sinkingfeeling May 2025 #10

I believe Norway taxes ICE vehicles nearly 100% and waives the tax on EV MichMan May 2025 #14

What's Norway's tax plan when EV's reach 100%? NickB79 May 2025 #16