On Nov 5, 6:52*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
"Robert Neville" wrote in message

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Tony Miklos wrote:

I was just thinking of this lately. *Do electric cars get away without
paying highway taxes?

Right now they do in most states. It's kind of interesting, because many
states
have aggressive enforcement looking for people using farm diesel or #2
boiler
fuel in diesel trucks to avoid road fuel taxes. That was also an issue
with
propane conversions.

Two answers: *If electric cars are not taxed proportionally for highway use,
IT'S NOT FAIR! *Someone will sue, you can bet on that. *And really, an
electric car uses the highway the same as a fuel car. *I'm surprised they
haven't taxed bicyclists, since they are a "defined road user, subjects to
the same laws and rules as drivers."


They won't get anywhere with a lawsuit. The feds or state govt just
need
to say that they are encouraging use of electric vehicles by not
subjecting
them to the equivalent of a fuels tax. If they can give you a $12,000
tax
credit for buying one, they surely don't have to put a road tax on it
either.