California Board of Equalization votes to increase gas tax

[AMPd]

By 10%
just in time for the summer price hike, as many California residents know, our state uses a special blend of fuel for the summer which costs a bit more.

State board passes gas tax increase

*if this has been posted elsewhere, feel free to move/combine threads

 

[childressmd]

 

[roblab]

Golly, so what does that make gas prices now? We forget to look as we pass our neighborhood fooling station.

I wonder if I can get a better price now for my Prius....

 

[AMPd]

Golly, so what does that make gas prices now? We forget to look as we pass our neighborhood fooling station.

I wonder if I can get a better price now for my Prius....

It literally changes everytime I go to fill up
and everytime I fill up I just can't wait to purchase a Model S and just be done with getting screwed over at the pump
It's just sad that 4 dollars per gallon is the norm nowadays, I'm sure soon we will be glad that gasoline is only 5 dollars as it could be worse.
Hopefully by then I'll be cruising in a model s, never feeling like I just threw away 4 bucks because of that little stoplight launch

 

[brianman]

Hopefully by then I'll be cruising in a model s, never feeling like I just threw away 4 bucks because of that little stoplight launch

Another one of those fun thought experiments...

How long would you have to floor the accelerator on a Model S Perf to spend $4 worth of electricity?
How long do you have to floor the accelerator on a 30 MPG ICE vehicle to spend $4 worth of gas?

Use whatever simplifying assumptions you like.

 

[Jason S]

By 10%
just in time for the summer price hike, as many California residents know, our state uses a special blend of fuel for the summer which costs a bit more.

State board passes gas tax increase

*if this has been posted elsewhere, feel free to move/combine threads

-- an increase of 3 1/2 cents per gallon. So about 70 cents more for a 20 gallon fill up?

 

[Kaivball]

Government makes more profit on a gallon of gas than the oil companies.

Rather ironic.

 

[AMPd]

Another one of those fun thought experiments...

How long would you have to floor the accelerator on a Model S Perf to spend $4 worth of electricity?
How long do you have to floor the accelerator on a 30 MPG ICE vehicle to spend $4 worth of gas?

Use whatever simplifying assumptions you like.

30 mpg ice? I wish
the alternative to the model s was an E60 M5

Flooring the V10 beast felt like burning through a gallon of gas everytime

 

[brianman]

30 mpg ice? I wish
the alternative to the model s was an E60 M5

Flooring the V10 beast felt like burning through a gallon of gas everytime

I was being generous.

 

[AMPd]

I was being generous.

Well in that case perhaps you'd like to donate your model S to me for a few days and I'll be sure to test out the dilemma regarding how many launches we can perform on 4 dollars worth of electricity
15 cents per kWh
4 dollars would get us 26.6 kWh

Now all thats left is for you to hand over the keys to your model s and I'll be sure to thoroughly test out the number of take offs we can perform on the 26.6 kWh of electricity

2 weeks should be enough time

 

[Al Sherman]

LOL @ Board Of "Equalization."

 

[Lloyd]

Gas taxes by state. Note this does not include any local taxes.

http://taxfoundation.org/article/state-gasoline-tax-rates-january-1-2012

 

[DrComputer]

Gas taxes by state. Note this does not include any local taxes.

http://taxfoundation.org/article/state-gasoline-tax-rates-january-1-2012

Yeah! So now with the rate increase we have the highest gas tax in the country and the worst roads in the nation. Way to go California! :smile:

 

[brianman]

@AMPd - Not that generous.

 

[AMPd]

@AMPd - Not that generous.

They say it doesn't hurt to ask, but it does

 

[johnnyS]

How long will it be before they decide to tax hybrids and electric cars separately? Anyway since having the model S two months we have bought just two tanks of gas for our two gas guzzlers.

 

[scriptacus]

They do need to find some way to tax EVs. Gas taxes pay for the roads and EVs use the roads.

 

[AMPd]

They do need to find some way to tax EVs. Gas taxes pay for the roads and EVs use the roads.

Taxing mileage would be fair in my opinion
the more you drive, the more you'll pay

I drive 160 miles a day, 4 days per week, I wouldn't mind paying per miles driven

 

[Kaivball]

Until the government proves to be better stewards of our money they don't deserve a penny more

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Washington state's taxing EVs separately already:

EV owners in WA to pay extra $100 annual fee - Autoblog

CA may not be far behind.