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Originally Posted by Vwbeamer
I agree, only the upper middle class can afford EVs and take advantage of the tax credit, but it funds the R&R of EVs.
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Not all EVs are $50,000 - $100,000
Last month the 260 mile Bolt EV was $26,000 with 0% financing for 72 months.
Hyundai Ioniq EV for $33,250 - $7500 credit = $25,750.
Nissan Leaf $32,700 - $7500 = $25,200.
The Mini EV for $30,000 - $7500 = $22,500.
Add in state and utility incentives and some EVs drop below $20K.
Plug in hybrids are another option with some reasonable prices:
Ford Escape PHEV $32,650 - $4840 = $25,810.
Prius Prime: $28,200 - $4500 = $23,700.
Ioniq PHEV: $26,700 - $4500 = $22,200
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Originally Posted by Vwbeamer
I'd rather have a tax on tires than Government tracking me to see how many miles I drive. This would allow them to tax EV drivers for road repair.
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The US vehicle fleet averaged 24.9 mpg in 2019. Say a set of tires last 50,000 miles
50,000 / 24.9 mpg = 2008 gallons of fuel x $0.184 federal fuel tax = $369 in fuel taxes. That is how much tire tax would need to be added to a set of tires
I can see that big of a lump sum payment being popular. It would be even less popular if you got a non-repairable flat the week after you got a new tire and had to pay another $92 in tire taxes.
The federal government would not need to track location to collect a fee per mile tax. We have the option of a fee per mile in Oregon. One way does track location and only bills for miles driven in the State of Oregon on public roads. The other doesn't track location and only reports miles driven base on the car's OBDII data.