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Originally Posted by Janie123
Just wondering… at what point do you think we will need to switch from a gas tax at the pump to tax per mile of driving? Currently there are approximately 1% of all cars on the road are EVs and in 2022 according to Car and Driver, in 2022, 4.6% of all new cars sold are EVs. By 2025 that number is looking to be 10% and by 2035, 35%. From a back of envelope calculation using some average numbers, 12000 miles of driving a year would be about $250 +/- in an annual tax for a standard passenger sedan.
Here’s my calculations… Let’s say for example all cars with 4 wheels and weigh between 2500 and 4000 pounds get 25 MPG. The average gas tax across the country is $.55 per gallon with CA being $.85 and MO being $.35 per gallon. Motorcycles and very light cars could pay less, larger cars/hummers/large pickups and cargo vans pay more as they do today because their MPG is much lower.
My suggestion would be to claim you mileage driven evert Yeager when you register your car and pay the tax at that time… no need for some sophisticated tracking system on each car. Of course, I’m sure the current Tesla and some of the others are already tracking miles driven.
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TAX. First reality everyone wants, needs, services but want others to pay for them. That is true for ALL and has been true through history. Paying for roads and maintenance. Tolls have been and are still used. First of all they tie up traffic and people find ways to avoid them perhaps driving farther. Certainly increasing traffic through perhaps residential areas.
Far as EV autos it is not just fuel tax that they receive but also other subsidies.
When, I was WORKING, I burned far more fuel. Both my car and my golf cart run on gasoline. As I use so little. Price of gasoline doesn't matter very much.
We have choices. Wise is to choose the best choice for what you need..