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1. Ohio is $100 for hybrids and $200 for electrics.

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Sun Dec 29, 2019, 09:54 PM

Dec 2019

I have a hybrid Camry it has averaged 47 mph over the last two years.

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States charge more for electric cars as new laws take effect [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2019 OP

Ohio is $100 for hybrids and $200 for electrics. Ohiya Dec 2019 #1

I have a plain ol' Chevy Cruz that gets me in the high 30s-- better overall gas mileage... TreasonousBastard Dec 2019 #3

I Just did some rough calculations... Ohiya Dec 2019 #4

This has been an issue for a while, even though some states can't... TreasonousBastard Dec 2019 #2

Seems like a no-brainer -- it should be considered part of national defense eggplant Dec 2019 #6

In NC I currently pay more with this fee Miguelito Loveless Dec 2019 #20

Would raising petroleum taxes be easier? erlewyne Dec 2019 #5

No, the whole point is to replace those taxes. bitterross Dec 2019 #7

and that's why toll roads and Toll House cookies were invented TeamPooka Dec 2019 #8

One theory is to tax tires csziggy Dec 2019 #15

The problem there is that tires are essential safety equipment jberryhill Dec 2019 #29

True, but maybe then we should go back to inspections in all states. csziggy Dec 2019 #36

Just take your helicopter.. pbmus Dec 2019 #39

That's not really what's behind this. It's the fossil fuel industry. rockfordfile Dec 2019 #16

That was my first thought. Although a loss in tax revenue is obviously part of it. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #28

I do not advocate "getting it for free" Miguelito Loveless Dec 2019 #21

You are not paying more. On average, you are paying less. bitterross Dec 2019 #25

We currently have a bill pending to double the EV tex Miguelito Loveless Dec 2019 #26

Good. You use public roads, you should have to pay to support them. n/t X_Digger Dec 2019 #9

FINE, but they should also get a tax credit for polluting less and fewer greenhouse gas emissions progree Dec 2019 #10

Serious Question ZERTErYNOthe Dec 2019 #11

Taxes should be proportional to who causes the pollution and GHG problems and road wear and progree Dec 2019 #12

In the long term, with a progressive income tax muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #17

illinois is going from $35 for electric cars orleans Dec 2019 #13

I smell not fooled Dec 2019 #14

Another example of government as a vending machine DBoon Dec 2019 #18

Yes not fooled Dec 2019 #19

there are other mechanisms that do what you propose. uncle ray Dec 2019 #23

thank you... you are correct scarytomcat Dec 2019 #30

Curious questions for those of you who have electric cars: Tracer Dec 2019 #22

I live in an older condo and the building will have to upgrade the electric grid scarytomcat Dec 2019 #31

I have an electric car Steelrolled Dec 2019 #44

They'll keep us stuck in the mud until the last drop of oil is sucked from the earth. n/t TheFourthMind Dec 2019 #24

if they do they will kill us all scarytomcat Dec 2019 #32

I do not understand why Americans think they need SUVs scarytomcat Dec 2019 #34

It's a scary world out there. Jimbo S Dec 2019 #38

What a joke! That's still only a fraction of what it costs to fill up a gasoline vehicle. ffr Dec 2019 #27

my volt has so much pick-up it is unbelievable scarytomcat Dec 2019 #33

Not necessarily. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #37

So mostly necessarily, for the rest of us not driving a Honda Fit on $20 ever 3rd or 4th week. ffr Dec 2019 #42

Did the EV you're citing go four or five hundred miles PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #46

As electric vehicles becomre more prevalent states will need to make up for the lost gas tax revenue sdfernando Dec 2019 #35

That sounds much to fair and reasonable... pbmus Dec 2019 #40

It would have the benefit making sdfernando Dec 2019 #41

Not sure how you could keep track of mileage... pbmus Dec 2019 #43

The solution is open road tolling like Illinois. roamer65 Dec 2019 #45

How do you make every mile of roads subject to tolls ? MichMan Dec 2019 #47

You don't. roamer65 Dec 2019 #48

A lot of chat about Toll Roads, how will the state get it's money from foreign owners? DUar17 Jan 2020 #49