California bill to impose a $165 EV Road Use Fee

[GasKilla]

Plug In America

That link will take you to a site where you can contact your representatives to oppose the proposed bills.

 

[gene]

Here is a link to another thread discussing this with a poll:

California, calls and signatures needed to stop EV fee's of $165 per EV per year!!

 

[Blup85]

I'm not a fan of a one time charge to all, I'm more of a user based charge like VMT, but how do you pay for roads when there will eventually be no more gas tax?
Bob driving 2k miles a year shouldn't be charged a $165 fee when Jack drives 20k a year and is charged the same..

 

[GasKilla]

I'm not a fan of a one time charge to all, I'm more of a user based charge like VMT, but how do you pay for roads when there will eventually be now more gas tax?

It's too early to impose an EV only fee. I think the bill also has a gas tax increase. But how do you pay for all the premature deaths gasoline cars cause? VW diesel cheating produced 1,200 premature deaths: MIT study I can see an EV fee once adoption hits a certain point but right now sales are single digits and total EVs on the road are negligible compared to ICE cars.

 

[GasKilla]

Here is a link to another thread discussing this with a poll:

California, calls and signatures needed to stop EV fee's of $165 per EV per year!!

The options on that poll are limiting. Should have had a choice like "no not until EVs reach parity with ICE cars" or something to that effect

 

[RobStark]

We should take the example of Norway and raise fees/taxes on gasoline/diesel and ICEv until there is nor more marginal revenue to be had. Then and only then should exemptions for EVs be phased out.