Re: Additional Taxes on Hybrids
I vote for an increase in the gasoline tax rate.
This will both encourage people to think higher efficiency, and create greater revenues from the sales of gasoline, from both hybrid and conventional vehicles. The price of gas (especially in the US and Canada) is far too low, it's really not pushing people to think about FE at all. Putting some sort of head tax on Hybrids is political suicide, I hope they realize this.
Something else to consider would be a tax in proportion to the mileage of the vehicle, less tax if your vehicle gets better mileage. If they do implement the extra tax for hybrid vehicles, then it's pretty obvious that they want NOTHING to do with improving our environment, and are encouraging it's destruction. But that would be in line with the current administration's agenda, in general.
Last edited by Schwa; 06-22-2005 at 07:15 PM.
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