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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:29 AM Original message |
Road taxes: Gas cars pay them, why not electric vehicles? |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. I already pay for my use of the roads |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. This seems like a solution in search of a problem.. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. The more light-weight electric vehicles on the road, the fewer |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yep, road damage by vehicles rises roughly with the cube of vehicle weight.. |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. Really? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. The time isn't right. nt |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. We need to create incentives for electric vehicles, so no tax. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. i agree. let the incentive be the fact that you can avoid those taxes for now. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
9. Because they don't use gasoline, so MAY be better for the environment. |
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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. The point being missed is once the government loses a revenue stream, it finds another. |
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