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Congress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Car (insideevs.com)
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[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You could do that but it's considerably more complicated than a flat tax. I would much rather pay a flat fee to not have to deal with inspections and/or tracking mileage.

[–] iknewitwhenisawit@fedinsfw.app 1 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Presumably your car has an annual safety inspection. The inspection could include writing down your milage, right? I'm pretty sure there are already laws against tampering with your odometer...

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Yeah, unfortunately most states don't have a yearly inspection. There's registration, but outside of the New England area and select western states, there's no real inspection requirements.

It was really surreal going to Florida for the first time and seeing people driving around with bumpers hanging off their vehicle and seeing my aunt driving around with tires so bald that I was surprised it could grip the road

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

No, there are no annual safety inspections. Some states do emissions tests but mine does not and EVs would obviously be excluded from those anyway.

[–] iknewitwhenisawit@fedinsfw.app 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'm so sorry. It must be terrifying knowing how many of your fellow drivers are zipping around with worn brake pads or broken turn signals. 😬

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Only 14/50 US states do safety inspections. Wheels fly off and hit someone every fucking day. Because freedom.