erichz
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Just thought people should know that Michigan is the latest state to sign into law increased registration fees on electric vehicles.
Anyone registering an EV in the state of Michigan from 2017 on will now face an surcharge registration fee of $100. With this adding to the 20% registration fee hike that was approved by the legislature, it would make my current LEAF over $300 a year to register.
The idea behind it was to make things more equitable when funding road repairs, since much of the funding here comes from gas taxes. At 26 cents per gallon for fuel taxes, that means an EV driver driving about 10,000 miles a year is being taxed at the same rate as a driver who gets an average of 26mpg.
The fees of registering a Hybrid also went up $30. I can't tell if the Volt will be considered a Hybrid or an EV, but from the language it looks like it is considered a Hybrid since it also accepts gasoline.
Anyone registering an EV in the state of Michigan from 2017 on will now face an surcharge registration fee of $100. With this adding to the 20% registration fee hike that was approved by the legislature, it would make my current LEAF over $300 a year to register.
The idea behind it was to make things more equitable when funding road repairs, since much of the funding here comes from gas taxes. At 26 cents per gallon for fuel taxes, that means an EV driver driving about 10,000 miles a year is being taxed at the same rate as a driver who gets an average of 26mpg.
The fees of registering a Hybrid also went up $30. I can't tell if the Volt will be considered a Hybrid or an EV, but from the language it looks like it is considered a Hybrid since it also accepts gasoline.