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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
They can turn a subsidy into a penalty just like that.
Both sides do it.
Some retarded ev tax bill will likely be drafted early next year for new Mexico.
I will be paying 20,000 to 30,000 miles worth of fuel road tax each year if it passes.
The first time gm killed the electric car. This time the states will do it, at least all the ones not trying to force people to buy electric.
It still appears electrics and plug in hybrids are toys for mostly upper middle class and higher.
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Yes, I blame all politicians and the citizens who elect them. Unfortunately we're stupid creatures that happily trade freedom for promises of "free" stuff. Most successful politicians realize this and leverage it for their political gain.
GM didn't kill the electric car; they pioneered it. The (lack of) economics killed it. You can't blame someone for making something unprofitable, and then being unwilling to continue selling it at a loss.
It's not just "Republican" states that tax EVs, often with higher registration fees. Oregon is pro-EV, progressive, and has implemented higher registration fees for EVs and cars that are more fuel efficient.
As I've been saying, infrastructure should be budgeted just like everything else; not funded by gasoline taxes. If the state wants to impose a "sin" tax on it, fine, but I don't see why something as necessary as infrastructure should be funded differently than all the other things that are less necessary.