James Robinson wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:

James Robinson wrote:

It seems the state revenuers are on the case, but trying to
differentiate where you got electricity to charge your vehicle is
going to be a real challenge, as you can't dye electrons.

It seems the easiest would be to do what most states already do which
is record your odometer reading each year at registration renewal and
have you pay on a cost per mile basis.

The problem is that paying once a year might mean people get a big
surprise. In the Oregon experiment, where they are charging by the
mile, the odometer is read when the car fills its tank, and the tax is
automatically charged to a credit card based on the difference from
the previous reading. At least that way, a person pays smaller
amounts more frequently, and shouldn't get an annual shock, and the
state would lose less money if a person couldn't pay.

Well you could pay a monthly or quarterly amount in arears. Say it is a
$0.10 a mile and this year I drive 10K miles. I then have to may a montly
tax of $83.33 per month the next year.

Remember if we are all electric there won't be a time where you have to go
somewhere and fill up.