Electric vehicles Who will pay the road tax

[BajaRon]

I think the objective is to drastically reduce the pollution caused by ICE vehicles used in commuting, for which the EV is ideally suited.

Which does not take into consideration the pollution created by generating and delivering the electricity, the horrific devastation created in mining the lithium, or the disposal of the material when spent.

The story is focused only on the sweet spot. Tailpipe emissions. When you widen the lens to take in the full picture. It's not nearly as rosy. If it were. They would be telling the whole story.

 

[UtahPete]

Which does not take into consideration the pollution created by generating and delivering the electricity, the horrific devastation created in mining the lithium, or the disposal of the material when spent.

The story is focused only on the sweet spot. Tailpipe emissions. When you widen the lens to take in the full picture. It's not nearly as rosy. If it were. They would be telling the whole story.

Next step I think will be tackling methane emissions from bovines. nojoke Expect the cost of red meat to go way up to pay for all the mandated re-usable cow fart capture bags. :joke: I think....

Somehow, we have got to clean up the atmosphere, which is currently a more urgent issue than the relatively minor environmental damage caused by mining the minerals used in the manufacture of batteries and solar panels.

 

[FrogmanDave]

Gotta love all the EV haters. I am always amused at the responses.

You can be sure the American public would never tolerate allowing the government tracking their movements via GPS for tax purposes or any other reason. I certainly wouldn't.

If you have a cell phone in your pocket, you already are Greg. Every second of every day you carry that phone around. And if your car/truck is newer than say 2012 or so, it is also.

 

[FrogmanDave]

Somehow, we have got to clean up the atmosphere, which is currently a more urgent issue than the relatively minor environmental damage caused by mining the minerals used in the manufacture of batteries and solar panels.

I couldn't agree more.

 

[Mikey]

I am willing to bet that the State of Maine will come up with a way of taxing at the public charging stations! They have there hand out in your pocket every time you turn your head!

 

[UtahPete]

I am willing to bet that the State of Maine will come up with a way of taxing at the public charging stations! They have there hand out in your pocket every time you turn your head!

$50 surcharge, but with that you get a free lottery ticket, or lobster tail, depending on current market prices.

 

[Isopedella]

Just having a surf.

I am in New Zealand. We have have a road user tax.
Normal cars on petrol its built in at the pump.

Diesel and other stuff you have to buy your Road User Charges ( RUC's) in advance in 1000 k lots.
HMV's trucks - 40 odd tons pay more than a ute / or pick up truck.

Its recorded by your vehicle speed odometer or trucks and stuff by something called a Hubodometers. Its calibrated on wheel size. That records the distance traveled.

Once you have paid in advance your RUC's you get a label that sits on the inside of your screen.

From memory and its been a while. If your stopped and checked and your label is way behind the recorded distance the instant fine is something like 4 x what you should have paid. Do not pass go. No GPS .

Late edit. Forgot to mention the e v s .

They will have RUCs soon. But they have a Honeymoon period at the moment .

 

[tntnj]

You can be sure the American public would never tolerate allowing the government tracking their movements via GPS for tax purposes or any other reason. I certainly wouldn't.

What Is ONSTAR ?? and Ford has a way to find its way back to a bank for non payment. Ii is here is is just not the govt doing it yet

 

[EdMat]

I think the objective is to drastically reduce the pollution caused by ICE vehicles used in commuting, for which the EV is ideally suited.

I think the actual objective is to make some folks A LOT of money.

 

[Gwolf]

Around 1700 to 1800 there were an estimated 60 to 70 million huge bison roaming the great plains of North America.

Cow farts........... HA! Cows could not compete.............