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North Dakota

mr_lebowski

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3. This doesn't seem unfair, really ... you are using the roads ...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 10:37 PM

Dec 2018

As long as such fees DO indeed go to support roads/infrastructure, I can't see having a huge issue with it, if I owned a EV or Hybrid.

However, a good counterargument to that is ... how far are you going to take this reasoning? Are you going to start putting surcharges on good-gas-mileage (cause they're small ) gasoline-powered cars as well? Why not?

It would also be far more fair if 'miles driven', as well as 'vehicle weight', and 'effective horsepower' were all part of the formula for calculating the fee. Someone driving a badass-fast, big, heavy Tesla 100K miles a year should pay considerably more than someone driving a Volt 10K miles/year ... if you're going to have such a system.

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North Dakota lawmaker eyes fee for electric and hybrid vehicles, calls it a matter of 'fairness' [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2018 OP

Perhaps an annual motor vehicle registration surcharge. slumcamper Dec 2018 #1

Like that is gonna fly. Wonder how much big oil is paying him? brush Dec 2018 #2

This doesn't seem unfair, really ... you are using the roads ... mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #3