Here’s something I was unaware of. I’m in Ohio so this directly impacts me, but I assume other states do something similar. Because I will no longer be paying the state “gas tax” that is built into the pump price, I now get hit with increased annual registration fees. $200/year for a plug-in electric. I guess it makes sense since I still use the pot-hole filled roads and highways around here, but I had not heard much talk about this.
The legislature, looking for ways to fund road construction, passed a gas tax increase and created new fees for hybrid and electric vehicles -- which drivers say are going to cost them more than if they purchased gas-powered vehicles.
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