Re: [Vo]:OT: Energy and taxation

2022-01-08 Thread Terry Blanton
The problem with these solutions is that the state where the miles are driven should receive the revenue. Soom road tractors will be EV and those states that would have normally collected fuel tax from diesel trucks will have a loss of revenue. Some states have proposed some sort of GIS tracking

Re: [Vo]:OT: Energy and taxation

2022-01-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: No more unsafe than running out charge or gasoline in the "middle of > nowhere". > True. You could have multiple warnings as it approaches zero. > These days it is hard to end up in the middle of nowhere. > I manage to get there from time to time. But that brings up an interestin

Re: [Vo]:OT: Energy and taxation

2022-01-08 Thread H LV
Or you could have the option to drive more than the number of miles you purchased. In that situation you would begin to owe money. Harry On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 2:24 PM H LV wrote: > No more unsafe than running out charge or gasoline in the "middle of > nowhere". > These days it is hard to end u

Re: [Vo]:OT: Energy and taxation

2022-01-08 Thread H LV
No more unsafe than running out charge or gasoline in the "middle of nowhere". These days it is hard to end up in the middle of nowhere. The internet will soon be available everywhere. harry On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 2:17 PM Jed Rothwell wrote: > H LV wrote: > > One could purchase miles for a spe

Re: [Vo]:OT: Energy and taxation

2022-01-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: One could purchase miles for a special key which would let the user start > the vehicle. The key would be able to read the car's odometer and deduct > miles accordingly. > That sounds unsafe. If you ran out of miles, you might be stranded in the middle of nowhere, unable to start the

Re: [Vo]:OT: Energy and taxation

2022-01-08 Thread H LV
One could purchase miles for a special key which would let the user start the vehicle. The key would be able to read the car's odometer and deduct miles accordingly. Harry On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 3:37 PM Jed Rothwell wrote: > I think an annual tag fee based on miles driven would be the best > so