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US House Unveiled Plan to Charge $130 [Yearly] Fee for Electric Vehicles (www.bloomberg.com)
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This is more than the average fossil car owner pays in gas taxes, and really bad policy during a world fuel shortage.

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[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Farmers are able to get diesel fuel without paying the tax. It’s dyed red if I recall correctly. It wasn’t super uncommon for a farmer to get his truck inspected to make sure he wasn’t driving in the roadways with untaxed fuel.