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In reply to the discussion: GOP megabill would hit vehicle owners with new annual charge [View all]getagrip_already
(17,768 posts)53. just remember, if your car is a tesla, it is lying to you....
Two ways. First, it overestimates the miles/kw you have achieved, and second, it over drives the mileage you drive, increasing the odometer beyond what you actually drive.
So it appears you went more miles per charge, and your vehicle reaches it warranty limit quicker.
They tell the computer what to tell you. It isn't real data you are seeing, just a representation of it.
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I think it's a distraction. Throw it out; it won't fly, but the chumps didn't see what we snuck through
mpcamb
Apr 2025
#60
And how are they going to collect these fees? Not every car owner is a taxpayer, and not every taxpayer is a
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2025
#4
It says that we'd be "moving away from the Federal fuel tax". TOTAL LIE and they know it
Bengus81
May 2025
#68
So $180 a year extra for owning an electric vehicle, which is the tax on 978 gallons
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2025
#12
Yep...we have that State tax in Kansas,along with the "registration" which can be higher
Bengus81
Apr 2025
#63
Ordinary hybrids are 10% of new car sales. EV''s + plug in hybrids + ordinary hybrids are 21% of new sales
progree
Apr 2025
#16
This doesn't bode well for the already rapidly aging American highway system.
flashman13
Apr 2025
#17
oooh. tax cuts......oh, my fee went up again. bait + swith. amerikkkans are stupid. taxesfees
pansypoo53219
Apr 2025
#24
Remember when the Repiglickens used to refer to our team as "tax & spend liberals"?
Montauk6
Apr 2025
#30
And their former Messiah/Guru/Yogi Ronald Reagan popularized that saying about the libs
Montauk6
Apr 2025
#65
I Think The Republican Base Would Happily Give Up Their Social Security and Medicare...
TomCADem
Apr 2025
#33
I heard, I think a couple weeks ago, that the State Police portion was going to be fixed
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2025
#50
Their trying to word it like the Fed fuel tax would drop off. Total 100% fucking LIE.
Bengus81
May 2025
#67
US House Republicans drop federal $20 vehicle registration fee, back $250 EV fee
Eugene
May 2025
#69