Electric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many states
A growing number of conservative states are imposing new taxes on drivers using electric vehicle charging stations and trying to limit EV sales.
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I don't know how anyone can genuinely believe that Republicans are for small government and say the competition is good when they're using government to stifle competition.
If you know nothing you'll believe anything.
Follow that with "Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities”... and you start to get a feel for the playbook the GOP is using
It's truly amazing how stupid they can be though. It probably exceeded all of our expectations.
These backward-ass clowns are going to be the bane of this world.
I would have gone with backward ass-clowns, but both are good.
These backward-ass clowns are
going to bethe bane of this world.
Ah you think downvotes are your ally? You merely adopted the downvotes. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the upvotes until I was already a boomer, by then it was nothing to me but turmoil!
"This law was bought for you by Big Oil and the Koch Brothers"
Gooch is clearly a shill in their pockets
“We’re moving so fast to electric vehicles, we’re just making the problems worse,” said state Rep. Jim Gooch (R), the longtime chair of Kentucky’s House energy committee. Those problems are multiplying, he added, as public officials look to electrify government fleets — especially transit systems and school districts.
“I certainly don’t want to put my kids on a school bus that’s electric. I just don’t want to do it,” Gooch said. “And I’ll fight in any way I can to make sure that that’s not something Kentucky’s doing.”
What? Why would you not want your kids going on a bus that has zero exhaust? School busses that use diesel straight smell like crap and it's absolutely hot af in the south. After reading this quote I was like, this world is so fucked.
He said he just doesn't want to, ok?
A vehicle powered by electricity alone? Well it just ain't right.
There's a guy who is definitely has a hoard of incandesant light bulbs in his garage.
Kentucky
That explains everything
In the city where I live, almost all public transport buses are electric. Honestly for a bus it's so much better than diesel, they're quiet, don't vibrate and ride much smoother
They can also leverage regen due to constant stopping, don't get high drag penalty due to low speeds, etc. seems like good application for EV. Makes no sense as you said.
To add to that, does anyone here remember those bus fire drills that you had to do once a year?
I remember having to walk a quarter mile away from the propane buses in case they blew. Much more boomy than the diesel or gasoline buses which would only burn you to death!
I'll tell you why; because oil lobbyists paid him to be against EVs and he has no actual reason to be against EVs.
He's a conservative. He wants to conserve his oil lobbyists payout.
Fuck this shit, but also did anyone else do a double take when they read this?
“It’s a barrier to adoption,” said Albert Gore, executive director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association, a trade group.
I had to look him up.
Oh no sir, I must say you're wrong. I'm Gal Bore, absolutely no relation whatsoever to the very handsome former vice president.
Supporters say it ensures every driver pays their fair share. But the fee is nearly double what an average driver would pay in taxes at the pump, according to consumer advocates.
Sounds like the foundation for legal challenges from EV manufacturers.
Can we just invest in public transit while taxing the fuck out of personal vehicles as well as cease subsiding oil, ffs?
I live in one of these states that charges $100 for hybrids annually. Annoying as hell but I save so much on gas that it's worth it. I get the argument that gas taxes pay for road maintenance, but this whole thing isn't going to be sustainable in the long run.
The taxes should probably be based on some combination of usage and gross vehicle weight. People driving more with heavy vehicles ought to pay a larger share of road maintenance. A gas tax somewhat handles this since people with larger vehicles who drive more will use more gas.
But the gas taxes don't even cover all of the money spent on maintaining/upgrading the roads. Roads are very expensive especially when you have these large highway interchange projects. We should really be trying to get people away from driving cars and onto transit, biking, walking etc. as much as possible
But the gas taxes don’t even cover all of the money spent on maintaining/upgrading the roads
This is especially true where I live, because our state police are getting money from the DOT to help police small towns who can't afford their own.
I imagine they'll start caring more about road maintenance when they're so bad nobody can drive fast enough to get a speeding ticket.
But the gas taxes don’t even cover all of the money spent on maintaining/upgrading the roads
They would if we stopped wasting money on entirely unnecessary projects and worthless maintenance.
Except the argument that gas taxes pay for road maintenance is total fucking bogus when you realize how much is spent on entirely unnecessary road maintenance just because of city/state governments in bed with construction companies.
State lawmakers imposed the new fee on EVs this spring to replace gasoline taxes lost to the switch to battery-powered vehicles
This is a good thing, but poorly-implemented. Should instead be tied to mileage driven.
Some function of axle weight and mileage would probably be the best combination
Or recognize the roads and related infrastructure as a public good and use general funds to pay for it instead of leaning into a user pay model.
Humans can ruin anything
The real issue is the energy grid as more people move to electric cars. California already has rolling blackouts. What happens when millions more EVs start recharging?
Wish I knew how to ride a horse.
Then you'll just get oat blackouts.