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IDK what the fee is for ICE cars, but here (Denmark) all cars have a yearly fee, but EV is generally cheaper, because the fee is based on fuel economy, and the fuel economy of an EV is way better than ICE.
In the US, every car has an annual registration fee (proportional to its value) paid to a state agency. In addition, there are federal and state taxes on each gallon of gas sold meant to be used for maintenance of the roads.
Not exactly, the registration fee is proportional to value too a point, so wealthy people pay less.
So is the $ 130 Fee for EV extra? Is it cheaper or more expensive than ICE?
Well, the idea of the $130 is it would be changed to EV drivers who are not currently paying the 18.5 cents per gallon federal gas tax. If it’s more or less than that depends on how many miles the ICE cars are driving, but on average it looks like the $130 would be higher than the about $90 most ICE drivers pay in federal gas tax.
Thanks. 👍
That's bullshit IMO. That's like punishing people for buying a car that uses renewable energy, over an ICE stinker that ruins the environment both locally and globally.
So they continue more than half a century of bad practices.
My god American law makers are idiots. 😡
I mean, no question there.
But the 18.5 cent tax on gas is meant to pay for the maintenance of roads. And because it’s on gasoline, it traditionally has scaled well with the amount of wear a vehicle puts on the roadway.
The $130 isn’t meant as “punishment” of EV drivers, only as a replacement of the funds they aren’t currently paying for road maintenance, which they use just as much as ICE vehicles. More-so, actually, as EVs are heavier than ICE on average.
There can and should be incentives by the government to increase EV adoption, but waiving the cost of road maintenance isn’t the answer.
They're not idiots; it's just that the oil industry patronage machine controls a majority of Congress
Ah yes sorry, let me correct that: They are corrupt idiots.