Tires are also a consumable that, if used to the point of failure, become a hazard to the driver and anything around them. Adding the tax to the tires would encourage those with lesser means to use them to the point of being dangerous.
So add vehicle inspections to the list. And taxes can be prorated if the tire failed before being fully consumed.
L. O. L.
So rather than just take the mileage of the vehicle at registration/renewal, we’ll add more red tape to the process and make everything cost more so we can use a silly proxy to get the amount of use of the vehicle.
There are several states already that require safety inspections.
Hell emissions tests are required for ICE vehicles in nearly every state, and guess what they do when those roll through for emissions testing? They record the mileage.
There’s no additional red tape here, it’s the same red tape that was there before it was an EV that didn’t need emissions testing.
I wish they took my mileage into account for my emissions testing. If it’s under 500 miles between the two year emissions testing period, I’d appreciate them being more lenient.
You think the government gonna hire thousands of people to read millions of odemeters a year when they can just contract third parties to install a dongle to track it remotely, and we’re just trusting they wont suck down all kinds of other information…
And we dont have to speculate, its already been implemented in pilot programs in some states. And was planned in Biden’s instrastructure bill.
Outlines tools used to track driver’s miles driven
The bill lays out the various “vehicle-miles-traveled-collection tools” that would be used by the federal government to track drivers. These tools include third-party onboard diagnostic devices (GPS tracking devices), smart phone apps, data from automakers and data obtained by car insurance companies.
Tires are also a consumable that, if used to the point of failure, become a hazard to the driver and anything around them. Adding the tax to the tires would encourage those with lesser means to use them to the point of being dangerous.
So add vehicle inspections to the list. And taxes can be prorated if the tire failed before being fully consumed.
L. O. L.
So rather than just take the mileage of the vehicle at registration/renewal, we’ll add more red tape to the process and make everything cost more so we can use a silly proxy to get the amount of use of the vehicle.
That’s the American way I’m used to.
There are several states already that require safety inspections.
Hell emissions tests are required for ICE vehicles in nearly every state, and guess what they do when those roll through for emissions testing? They record the mileage.
There’s no additional red tape here, it’s the same red tape that was there before it was an EV that didn’t need emissions testing.
I wish they took my mileage into account for my emissions testing. If it’s under 500 miles between the two year emissions testing period, I’d appreciate them being more lenient.
You think the government gonna hire thousands of people to read millions of odemeters a year when they can just contract third parties to install a dongle to track it remotely, and we’re just trusting they wont suck down all kinds of other information…
And we dont have to speculate, its already been implemented in pilot programs in some states. And was planned in Biden’s instrastructure bill.
https://atr.org/bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-paves-way-miles-traveled-tax/
The bill lays out the various “vehicle-miles-traveled-collection tools” that would be used by the federal government to track drivers. These tools include third-party onboard diagnostic devices (GPS tracking devices), smart phone apps, data from automakers and data obtained by car insurance companies.
They’ve tried mandating vehicle inspections in my state several times. It never goes very far.