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Auto industry group calls for scrapping US gas tax, adopting vehicle fee(reuters.com)
4 points by geox 12 hours ago | 4 comments
jerlam 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A majority of states already have an "EV" annual fee: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/electric-vehicle-ev...

dabinat 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I am surprised that vehicle manufacturers would support a weight-based fee, given that their most profitable vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks tend to be the heaviest.

ungreased0675 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Weight x mileage seems the most fair to me.

It should also disincentivize people from buying larger vehicles just because.

bdangubic 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

In VA, if you drive EV, we already are paying vehicle fee with the registration (in addition to the ridiculous yearly property tax and endless tolls if you want to drive 5 miles in less than an hour :) )