Just got a new EV in WI & got a bill for an EV surcharge that looks like it’s going to be an annual registration fee of $175. Was curious about comparison states, it looks like MN is extra $75 & IL $100. What does your state charge? Anyone’s state basing their fees on weight or all flat rates?
The US Federal Tax on gasoline is $0.184/gallon and the AVERAGE State Tax is $0.154/gallon. They say the average US Citizen drives 12-15K miles a year and the average mpg in 2022 is 26.4. So that’s 454 - 568 gallons of gas on average. So States are losing an average of $70 (454x$0.154) to $87 (568x$0.154) in Tax Revenue to EV drivers. Anything higher than the average lost revenue is pro-Oil/anti-EV gouging. Some have argued that EVs weigh more and damage roads more than ICE vehicles but the best selling vehicle in the USA, the Ford F-150, weighs between 4,000 and 5,700 lbs. My Tesla Model 3 weighs 3,600 lbs and my Ford Mustang Mach E weighs 4,600 lbs so that argument is invalid.