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General Discussion / Re: EV road tax
« on: September 28, 2016, 09:03:42 PM »
Legislators in Michigan have been discussing an annual fee for electric vehicles and hybrids to help make up for the lack of road funds also. The proposed price isn't bad, $75 for anything under 8,000 lbs and $200 for anything over, but what it seems to come down to is the attitude that owners of these vehicles are "cheating" the system. I'll happily pay the $75 fee knowing that it's more than made up for in never needing gas, but don't paint me as a schemer for trying to leave less of a footprint on the environment. The automakers who build these vehicles here have spoken out against the fee out of fear that it will deter consumers from purchasing their products. I guess we shall have to wait and see how it turns out.