... goes unpunished. I'm tempted to add "especially when your government promotes bad deeds," but this bill is "bipartisan."
You might want to consider writing your congresscritter, not that it's likely to help. ----- > In the latest bipartisan multi-year transportation bill in the House of > Representatives, lawmakers have proposed the first-ever national fee on > EVs and plug-in hybrids. The proposal calls for a $130 annual fee for EV > cars and a $35 fee for plug-in hybrids. > The measure currently has the support of both the leading Republican and > leading Democrat on the House transportation committee. ***** > The debate ... marks a dramatic shift in American politics — from tax > incentives to buy an electric car during the Biden administration, to > repealing those incentives under President Trump, and now potentially a > new fee. > Meanwhile, countries across Europe and Asia are continuing to incentivize > [EV] technology. Full story: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/congress-eyes-first-ever- federal-ev-fee-that-could-offset-savings-from-high-gas-prices shortcut URL: https://cntp.me/Z2DkUXh ----- > Starting in 2029, the $130 fee would increase by $5 every two years until > it hits $150. The policy would also charge plug-in hybrid drivers $35 a > year, with that rising over time to $50. ***** > According to research from Consumer Reports, the average American pays > between $70 and $90 annually in federal gas taxes, far less than the EV > fee. > Plus, the nonprofit group argues, these kinds of flat fees are problematic > because they don't account for how much a person actually drives. Seniors > and people who only drive occasionally only pay $40 to $50 in gas taxes > annually. "Fixed fees also shift the financial burden away from > commercially driven vehicles, such as delivery vans, robotaxis, and > rideshares, which can drive up to 10 times as many miles as a personal > vehicle," Consumer Reports analysts said in April. > Many states already have EV-specific registration fees to raise > road-repair funds at the state level. And many aren't cheap either. In > Michigan, EV drivers need to fork over $267 in 2026, and plug-in hybrid > owners must pay $113, increases from the previous year. In New Jersey, > it's $270 to register an EV, and drivers also need to pay the first four > years up front. Full story: https://insideevs.com/news/796222/ev-fee-gas-tax-house-bill-2026/ David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crypto coins are pure speculative baubles, endowed with value only to the extent that you can convince another person to pay you more for them than you paid. They are a claim on nothing. They are the grandest embodiment of Greater Fool Theory ever invented by mankind. -- Hamilton Nolan = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/
