• Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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        5 months ago

        Road construction and maintenance is typically paid for by taxes on gasoline. A large part of the price of a gallon of gas are those taxes.

        Owners of hybrid vehicles or electric vehicles do not buy as much or any gasoline, and thus don’t pay for road upkeep.

        Although, passenger vehicles contribute very little to road wear, it’s mostly heavy trucks wearing out the roads.

      • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
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        5 months ago

        My state has now joined others in implementing a fine “owner’s fee” for drivers of hybrid and EVs. It’s a naked money grab meant to deter sales of efficient vehicles.

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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      5 months ago

      Right? I have to pay an extra $150/year on a hybrid ($250 if I went EV) in registration fees. I’m “not using enough gas to pay my fair share” of highway taxes.

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        5 months ago

        It’s completely ridiculous. Congress will eventually have to address the problem. Or we’ll have to acknowledge that we’re ok with killing the planet.