charade? Nah, that's some BS! Politician games, man... Didn't Trump promise to scrap those electric car subsidies? I remember hearing that during the election, but I dunno if he followed through."

They subsidize electric vehicles and then tax them. What a charade. 

$200 is probably less than what an ICE engine would pay in petrol taxes in a year. 

Jon_Hodl

If it passes, all battery EVs would be subject to a new 

100. But someone who commutes 90 miles a day in a particulate-belching Ford F-350 Duramax diesel pickup truck gets away with a mere $20 a year, and only from October 1, 2030; until then they get to drive for free.

To make things even better, the bill requires these fees to be linked to inflation and should be increased each year, until 2034 when the tax expires for unelectrified vehicles, or 2035, the last year that EVs and hybrids would be taxed like this. So a 

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> If it passes, all battery EVs would be subject to a new $200 tax. Hybrids—defined as a vehicle that is propelled by both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine or other power source (which would include fuel cell EVs)—will pay $100. But someone who commutes 90 miles a day in a particulate-belching Ford F-350 Duramax diesel pickup truck gets away with a mere $20 a year, and only from October 1, 2030; until then they get to drive for free.
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> To make things even better, the bill requires these fees to be linked to inflation and should be increased each year, until 2034 when the tax expires for unelectrified vehicles, or 2035, the last year that EVs and hybrids would be taxed like this. So a $200 registration fee in 2026 becomes a $250 registration fee in 2035.
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