[quickthrowman]

The math doesn’t work out very well for Washington, and I’m leaving out federal gas tax in the math below.

Washington has a gas tax of 55.6 cents per gallon. The tax on 405 gallons of gas in Washington is $225

Average mileage driven in US looks to be around 14,000 miles (plus or minus 500 miles), which means you’d need a car that averages 34.5 miles per gallon to pay less in gasoline tax than you’d pay in EV tax.

[seanmcdirmid]

I drive around 5000 miles a year and still pay $225/year for my EV. However, Washington is moving to a mileage based system for EVs, hybrids, and high economy cars. They are just going to go by odometer readings, which is about the only way it will work in the USA.

[odysseus]

And they’re planning to charge 2.6 cents per mile, per https://wstc.wa.gov/studies-surveys/road-usage-charge/

So that’s $364 per year for 14k miles. Vs. the $225 currently paid as an electrification fee.

[seanmcdirmid]

It’s capped at $225, at least during the pilot.

[tedd4u]

Do you know how they plan to get the odometer data? Thanks.

[cwmoore]

Some states require annual vehicle inspections.

[seanmcdirmid]

The honor system I think, Washington doesn’t require annual inspections.

[loeg]

Washington doesn't.