Road Use Fee Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:25:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 North Carolina Enacts $100 Electric Vehicle Road Use Fee https://www.greenoptimistic.com/north-carolina-enacts-100-electric-vehicle-road-use-fee-20140115/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/north-carolina-enacts-100-electric-vehicle-road-use-fee-20140115/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:25:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45192 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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