silence7@slrpnk.net to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 days agoUS House Unveiled Plan to Charge $130 [Yearly] Fee for Electric Vehicleswww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1206arrow-down1external-linkUS House Unveiled Plan to Charge $130 [Yearly] Fee for Electric Vehicleswww.bloomberg.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square88linkfedilinkfile-text
This is more than the average fossil car owner pays in gas taxes, and really bad policy during a world fuel shortage.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 days agoDon’t states handle registration? Why is this a federal thing?
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoYes, but the federal government has access to those databases
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agoSure but a federal registration tax seems really weird. I’m not sure if there’s a precedent for it
Don’t states handle registration? Why is this a federal thing?
Yes, but the federal government has access to those databases
Sure but a federal registration tax seems really weird. I’m not sure if there’s a precedent for it