EV drivers going to have to pay something. What’s reasonable is a worthy discussion. Certainly not 1k like Illinois proposes but something reasonable. Let’s say you categorize and EV using the mpg of a Prius. Say it gets 40 MPG and you drive 15k / year (we can argue 12 vs 15 but it will make the same point). So let’s say the gas tax is $.50 / gallon would be $187.50 / year. I think that’s a fair way to apportion it. NJ’s gas tax is 41.4 cents per gallon. At 1000 bucks a year it would be like buy 2,415 gallons of gas. Why would I pay 1,000 in gas tax when no ICE car would be paying that?
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Illinois Infrastructure Plan Would Raise EV Registration Fees to $1,000/yr
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FYI this is very old. The $1000 was ridiculous and everyone knew it. In the final resolution, IL EV owners pay an extra $100. The $1000 was a straw man.
Then it will be $200, $400, $800, then 10% will go into the General Fund, 20%, 40% ...
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Anyone want to buy the deed on a California High Speed Rail? It's the new Brooklyn Bridge scam.
I'm actually paying less because they cancelled my vanity plate. Illinois is run by morons and crime lords. The only think keeping an IL plate on my car was the vanity plat eso I think they lost all of my registration money next year - I'll be getting a plate from another state.
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