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[–] aeiou@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I sort of regret buying one, not because of the car itself, but now I'm paying more in EV tax than I paid in gas.

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ev tax? When did that happen? Is it somehow higher than regular car tax?

[–] aeiou@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Some states implement an ev-specific road tax on top of it. It's $300 biannually for me - that's easily triple what my gas bill was (I don't drive all that far anymore). Even hybrids get a charge too.

It's ostensibly to make up for the lack of fuel tax income, which is fine, but IMO should be based on mileage and weight, and apply to gas/diesel too - big heavy trucks and Escalades are causing more road wear than the Chevy Bolts putting around.

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I would agree with you there. Tax by curb weight at least - mileage is a little harder to enforce imo

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That's what oil companies want.