Colorado's Special Eletric Vehicle Sticker Tax/Fee

[plwhit]

Originally Posted by Dakster

Toll roads for all roads is the only way it would work... One day there will be sensors in all the roads and it will be possible to do...

Not even the EU would dream up something this ludicrous...

[plwhit]

Originally Posted by Mack Knife

Exactly. If the monies collected for road maintenance actually got used for that purpose, we'd all be driving on nice asphalt ribbons. Instead, there are roads you almost have to have a 4x4 to drive to on much less take an EV on them.

HOW MUCH DOES ONE PENNY OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX GENERATE FOR THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND?

The federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel currently generates about $1.75 billion of revenues per penny of tax. Of this total, $1.4 billion per penny of tax is deposited into the Highway Account and used to finance the federal highway program. The remaining $350 million per penny of tax is deposited into the Mass Transit Account and used to finance the federal public transportation program.

HOW MANY MILES OF ROADS ARE THERE IN THE U.S.?

Currently, there are 4.09 million miles of road in the United States, according to the Federal Highway Administration, including Alaska and Hawaii. The core of the nation’s highway system is the 47,432 miles of Interstate Highways, which comprise just over one percent of highway mileage but carry one-quarter of all highway traffic. The Interstates plus another 175,514 miles of major roads comprise the National Highway System, which carries most of the highway freight and traffic in the U.S.


Transportation FAQs | The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

[Dakster]

Originally Posted by plwhit

Not even the EU would dream up something this ludicrous...

Just pointing out the only way it would work... I guess you didn't get the sarcasm...

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by plwhit

Not even the EU would dream up something this ludicrous...

I'd agree with him except for the implementation. If every road was toll road it is effectively a per mile tax. There is better ways to implement it than setting up tolls.

If you have a per mile tax based on the weight of the vehicle that is the fairest way to distribute the costs. To some degree this is how the fuel tax works now but it's no longer a workable system.

[mamafonz]

I paid the $50 fee when I registered my Tesla. The clerk told me that it entitled me to free charging at certain stations. How can I find out where these stations are in Colorado Springs?