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Virginia Tax on Electric Vehicles – More Backward Thinking

Benji Jerew — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:25:28 +0000

The gas tax, as high as 49¢/gal in New York, is meant to supply funds to maintain highways and roads in the state. This is probably the fairest tax plan when compared to flat taxes or fees, because drivers pay for what they use. Virginia, on the other hand, has one of the lowest gas […]

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Texas Considers Taxing Electric Cars, Follows Washington Model

Benji Jerew — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:30:49 +0000

Part of the price we pay for every gallon of gas we put in our cars is tax, Texas charges 38.4¢/gal, which goes toward transportation infrastructure, including road maintenance and running traffic lights, among other things. While Texas hasn’t raised this tax in twenty years, vehicle fuel efficiency has almost doubled, meaning that vehicles are […]

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Washington State’s Annual EV Tax is Logical – But Why?

Benji Jerew — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:12:52 +0000

Most people realize that a major part of the price of fuel is taxes, 37.5¢/gal in Washington State. This tax goes to pay for maintenance on the state’s highway system. Seeing that electric vehicle [EV] drivers don’t spend money on gas, it seems that Washington figured out how to get their money from EV drivers […]

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