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Datum: Sat 26 August 2023
Door: Gabriel Hendriks Maseda
Steeds meer Amerikanen kopen elektrische auto's, en dat vindt de Amerikaanse staat Texas niet zo bevorderlijk voor de huishoudportemonnee. De staat loopt veel brandstofaccijnzen mis en laat stekkerrijders daarom vanaf 1 september 200 dollar per jaar betalen.
De Senaatswet 505 verplicht eigenaren van elektrische voertuigen om een vergoeding te betalen wanneer zij een elektrisch voertuig registreren of hun registratie vernieuwen. Volgens de Texas Tribune vindt de overheid dat stekkerrijders niet eerlijk meebetalen aan een fonds waarmee nieuwe wegen worden aangelegd. Een betaling van 200 dollar per jaar zou 'de meest eenvoudige' oplossing zijn, omdat uit een rapport uit 2020 blijkt dat de staat gemiddeld zo'n bedrag per jaar aan belasting misloopt.
In Europa worden er steeds minder elektrische auto's verkocht. Dat zou vooral te wijten zijn aan het feit dat overheden hun subsidies aan het afbouwen zijn, stellen experts. Ook zijn consumenten volgens hen te weinig bereid op uitsluitend op basis van het milieu te kiezen voor een stekkerauto.
Date: Aug. 21, 2023
Link: The Texas Tribune
by: Emily Foxhall
The new registration fee is meant to make up for the state's lost revenue from gasoline taxes that are used to pay for road construction and maintenance.
Plano resident Tony Federico bought his Tesla five years ago in part because he hated spending lots of money on gas. But that financial calculus will change slightly on Sept. 1, when Texas will start charging electric vehicle drivers an additional fee of $200 each year.
"It just seems like it's arbitrary, with no real logic behind it," said Federico, 51, who works in information technology. "But I'm going to have to pay it."
Earlier this year, state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 505, which requires electric vehicle owners to pay the fee when they register a vehicle or renew their registration. It's being imposed because lawmakers said EV drivers weren't paying their fair share into a fund that helps cover road construction and repairs across Texas.
The cost will be especially high for those who purchase a new electric vehicle and have to pay two years of registration, or $400, up front.
Texas agencies estimated in a 2020 report that the state lost an average of $200 per year in federal and state gasoline tax dollars when an electric vehicle replaced a gas-fueled one. The agencies called the fee "the most straightforward" remedy.
Gasoline taxes go to the State Highway Fund, which the Texas Department of Transportation calls its "primary funding source." Electric vehicle drivers don't pay those taxes, though, because they don't use gasoline.
Still, EV drivers do use the roads. And while electric vehicles make up a tiny portion of cars in Texas for now, that fraction is expected to increase.
While the number of electric vehicles increased sharply from 8,397 in FY 2016 to 105,807 in FY 2022, they still made up less than 1% of the total number of vehicles registered in Texas.
Many environmental and consumer advocates agreed with lawmakers that EV drivers should pay into the highway fund but argued over how much.
Some thought the state should set the fee lower to cover only the lost state tax dollars, rather than both the state and federal money, because federal officials may devise their own scheme. Others argued the state should charge nothing because EVs help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change.
"We urgently need to get more electric vehicles on the road," said Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas. "Any increased fee could create an additional barrier for Texans, and particularly more moderate- to low-income Texans, to make that transition."
Tom "Smitty" Smith, the executive director of the Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance, advocated for a fee based on how many miles a person drove their electric car, which would better mirror how the gas taxes are assessed.
Texas has a limited incentive that could offset the cost: It offers rebates of up to $2,500 for up to 2,000 new hydrogen fuel cell, electric or hybrid vehicles every two years. Adrian Shelley, Public Citizen's Texas office director, recommended that the state expand the rebates.
In the Houston area, dealer Steven Wolf isn't worried about the fee deterring potential customers from buying the electric Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E vehicles he sells. Electric cars are already more expensive than comparable gasoline-fueled cars, he said.
Wolf agreed everyone has a duty to pay their part. He noted there's no such thing as a free lunch: "It's time to pay to use our roads and bridges," he said.
Webmaster: En hier in Nederland willen zetegen deze oneerlijkheid (lees: verminderde belastingen) een heel nieuw en kostbaar systeem opzetten om automobilisten per kilometer te laten betalen.
Bron: Nieuws Nieuws