[stavros]

Are EVs that widespread in the US already that you're at the stage where you need to move from incentivising EV purchases to normalising their taxation?

[Steltek]

Absolutely not. I'm in a deep blue state, in a dense urban area well served by charging infra. EV registration is like 10% here.

[BobaFloutist]

I think future proofing taxation now rather than waiting until enough people have EVs to try to resist it isn't a bad call, and can easily live in parallel with wanting to subsidize broader adoption.

[stavros]

But then if it's that, why isn't it a general road tax per vehicle weight/class, and an extra EV subsidy on top?

[seanmcdirmid]

Yes, and they have been for a few years now. I don’t know of a state that doesn’t charge higher tab fees for EVs in 2026. Maybe Alaska?

[stavros]

> Are EVs that widespread in the US already

> Yes, and they have been for a few years now.

Apparently they're 1.9% of all vehicles currently on the road, do you consider that to be "that widespread"? I was aiming for 51%.

> I don’t know of a state that doesn’t charge higher tab fees for EVs in 2026

That doesn't mean EVs are widespread, it just means states want to favor ICEs more than EVs.

[seanmcdirmid]

I’m pretty sure the “every other car is a Tesla” phenomena is localized, but still widespread in the sense that it was 0% not too long ago.

[angoragoats]

I own an EV in Massachusetts and I’m not aware of any extra EV fees of any sort here. The only EV-specific thing the DMV even offers is an EV-only license plate, and the bi-annual registration fee for that plate is the same as a standard passenger vehicle plate ($60).

There’s a map here: https://www.ncsl.org/transportation/special-registration-fee...

Looks like most of the northeast, plus AK, FL, AZ, NM, and NV are in the same boat.

[bediger4000]

No, but the oil companies don't want EVs, so Republicans don't want EVs.