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TexasBushwhacker

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10. And way less than gas or the electricity to charge your car

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #6)

Sun May 21, 2023, 10:43 AM

May 2023

The only thing is, Texas has one of the lowest gas taxes in the country - 20 cents per gallon. So a person driving a gas or diesel fueled vehicle would have to burn through 100 gallons of gas per month to pay the equivalent amount of gas tax. That's probably way more than your average commuter. In that sense, it seems punitive.

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Greg Abbott Signs Law Making EV Owners Pay for Their Gas-Free Cars [View all] douglas9 May 2023 OP

This could get interesting. tanyev May 2023 #1

Maybe Abbott can pave some dirt roads with all that money? pwb May 2023 #2

Right - so they have made it toll roads from every direction into Austin and walkingman May 2023 #3

That seems excessive. They're going to have to cut those fees... brush May 2023 #4

250 a year isn't excessive. jimfields33 May 2023 #6

Yeah, if you look at it that way. $400 intitially still seems high... brush May 2023 #7

"hits all cars" TwilightZone May 2023 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author brush May 2023 #11

And way less than gas or the electricity to charge your car TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #10

HA! They never cut fees. DUar17 May 2023 #13

I-35 isn't a toll road. TwilightZone May 2023 #8

Your right - I forgot about I-35 and actually parts of MOPAC. But many parts walkingman May 2023 #12

I Hate To Say It - But I Saw This Coming...... global1 May 2023 #5