Gas Pains?

[rubato]

Cars registered out of state would be subject to the same taxes in their home states, as they are now, or their home states will have marginally worse roads and infrastructure. Until Tesla trucks hit the road in numbers they will pay California fuel taxes when they buy diesel. An alternative method would be to collect the tax via metered charging stations.




yrs,
rubato

[Jarlaxle]

For the time being I would consider the lack of tax an additional incentive since all-electric vehicles are better for the environment and thus benefit everyone.

You could do it via annual car registration fees. All electric vehicles could pay an additional fee to cover road maintenance and hybrids would pay something intermediate.

yrs,
rubato

Sure, but what about out of state users? Trucks pay road use tax in many states, but collecting that could be pretty unwieldy for private autos.

That happens now. I see many CT plates gassing up in RI nd Massachusetts.

[MG McAnick]

their home states will have marginally worse roads and infrastructure. yrs, rubato

I can see that by crossing the state line just 42 miles south. OKie gas is cheap due to low gas taxes, and their roads show it.

I have to alter my route from my house to the interstate by going a mile north, then east, to double back to the same on ramp, rather than 700 feet south, then directly east. The road is completely closed for installation of left turn lanes at one intersection i normally use. Orange cones abound. Mrs Mc says it's way better than letting the infrastructure go to pot (holes) as she discovered on her trips to Russia. You think you have bad roads? Roads said to be major highways in Russia are often more mud than concrete.