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In reply to the discussion: I have been considering buying a hybrid vehicle, now look what Ohio and other states [View all]sl8
(13,767 posts)35. The same bill increases the gas tax to $0.385
According to the article, the bill that sets the new hybrid/electric fees also raises the gas tax.
Comparisons with the new fees should probably be made using new gas tax.
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I have been considering buying a hybrid vehicle, now look what Ohio and other states [View all]
doc03
Jan 2020
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But at the same time, as the world burns down around us, it behooves us to encourage as many
Squinch
Jan 2020
#3
PS: If you think about it, petroleum use is responsible for just about every problem we have.
Squinch
Jan 2020
#34
As I said above, road use tax or toll. Or, as said below, simply increase the gas tax. That will
Squinch
Jan 2020
#69
States are giving incentives to buy EV's and more efficient cars, how does it make sense to then
coti
Jan 2020
#46
So the fee for the hybrids corresponds to what the average driver pays in gas tax?
Kaleva
Jan 2020
#21
Ok my current car gets 26 MPG and I drive 12000 miles per year I would pay $129 tax.
doc03
Jan 2020
#13
That would already be accounted for by the gas savings he/she is likely calculating nt
coti
Jan 2020
#47
Across the board mileage for a non-hypermiled Prius in decent weather is usually well above 50 mpg
coti
Jan 2020
#54
Then it should be a road use tax. As our earth burns around us we should not be taxing one of the
Squinch
Jan 2020
#29
Kind of brings back the rationale for road tolls, eh? Just thinking out loud here...until they...
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2020
#77
Yup, learned that back in a history of industrialization class back in college and it's stuck around
Salviati
Jan 2020
#17
Have you priced a Honda Civic lately? I did to replace my 2005 Civic. Big sticker shock.
Squinch
Jan 2020
#30
My last one was the stripped down 2005. This time I wanted a sunroof. Add in floor mats,
Squinch
Jan 2020
#55
Talking hybrids is a needed discussion. It's a vital transition to an all-electric future.
Eyeball_Kid
Jan 2020
#39
The reasoning is all hogwash, doc. Stems from envy. Don't let anyone dissuade you from buying
coti
Jan 2020
#65
You're being fed misinformation by people who don't know what they're talking about.
coti
Jan 2020
#74
Given how little you drive, I don't see how getting a hybrid makes economic sense.
Kaleva
Jan 2020
#86
I was considering a Toyota RAV4 hybrid rather than the gas model. Unless you put lots of
doc03
Jan 2020
#14
these batterries have at least eight years of warranty, you also put less co2 in the air
Demonaut
Jan 2020
#20
My mechanic tells me that is a scare story and he's seen batteries last 300k miles.
Squinch
Jan 2020
#31
Self deleted. Coti said almost exactly what I did, right down to the big celebration.
Squinch
Jan 2020
#72
By my calculations, the money saved by a hybrid owner is about the same as the fee.
Kaleva
Jan 2020
#38
Why not? Isn't the poor person in the Honda Civic contributing to global warming with their vehicle
coti
Jan 2020
#82
Wouldn't that be nice? And maybe even help us not all fry to death. But no. People need
Squinch
Jan 2020
#70
Need sharp increases in gas taxes to discourage people buying trucks and large SUV
MichMan
Jan 2020
#79