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North Carolina Enacts $100 Electric Vehicle Road Use Fee

Benji Jerew — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:25:38 +0000

Most States use fuel taxes for at least a portion of the transportation budget, which raises a question, “How does the State pay for extra wear and tear of electric vehicles, which don’t pay fuel taxes?” For the most part, fuel taxes make sense. Heavier vehicles inflict more damage to the highway system, and they […]

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Adjusting Highway Maintenance Taxes for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:02:25 +0000

The Highway Trust Fund, among other funds of its type, depends on fuel taxes, but what happens when the funds dry up, thanks to more fuel-efficient vehicles on the roads? For decades, it seemed that the best way to fund the maintenance and repair of the Nation’s highway and road system was to tax fuel. […]

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New Jersey Considering Supposed Electric Vehicle Tax, Is It Really Unfair?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:47:18 +0000

I saw this story on another site and my gut reaction was to man the defenses and shout, “No New Taxes!” but think about it, are electric vehicles [EV] getting a free ride on the nation’s highways? State legislators seem to think so, and one after another, states are looking to tax EVs. Because EVs […]

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