Louisiana now charges road usage fee for electric and hybrid vehicles

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They are going to get that gas tax one way or another- and the roads are still going to suck.

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They need to, especially in La.

Anyone want to do that math on the milage to even out with an ICE?

ETA
EV @ $120 w/ .20 tax @ 25mpg = 15,000 miles a year. Thats about average. High five to La for doing some simple math and getting it mostly right.

Hybrid @ $60 w/ .20 tax @ 50mpg + the .20 tax they're already paying for some fuel looks to be about equivalent.

I guess they are gonna get theirs one way or another

Why should owners of non-electric vehicles have to bear more of the responsibility for road funding than owners of electric and hybrid vehicles?

Poor ev drivers


It’s like getting shoved into lockers in high school all over again

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Why should owners of non-electric vehicles have to bear more of the responsibility for road funding than owners of electric and hybrid vehicles?

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The gas tax is 20 cents per gallon. At $60 for a hybrid, I would have to not use 300 gallons of gas, within the state of Louisiana, per year. Let’s roughly ballpark that my gas mileage is twice as good as yours. That would mean I would need to actually use 300 gallons of gas, within the state of Louisiana, for this fee to be “fair”. Yet, I burn through less than half of that in a year. In short, we are being required to pay more than our usage would dictate to subsidize the rest of you.

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EVs are heavier than ICE vehicles and cause more damage to roadways.

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you are fricking retarded if you think a Chevy bolt does more damage to a road than an F150. How much more does a Tesla weigh than an 18 wheeler?!
Damn, some of you people are dumb!

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That would mean I would need to actually use 300 gallons of gas, within the state of Louisiana, for this fee to be “fair”. Yet, I burn through less than half of that in a year.

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You burn less than 150 gallons a year. ?


I use 150 gallons of gas a year for my riding lawnmower.

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The gas tax is 20 cents per gallon. At $60 for a hybrid, I would have to not use 300 gallons of gas, within the state of Louisiana, per year. Let’s roughly ballpark that my gas mileage is twice as good as yours. That would mean I would need to actually use 300 gallons of gas, within the state of Louisiana, for this fee to be “fair”. Yet, I burn through less than half of that in a year. In short, we are being required to pay more than our usage would dictate to subsidize the rest of you.

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I don't give a shite about your miles per gallon. Tell me how many miles you're driving on the road each year.

Should charge more than that

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You burn less than 150 gallons a year. ?

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In the state? Yep. Drive about 10k miles, roughly 2/3 in state, or about 6,600. 45mpg comes out to 148 in state gallons per year.