Running a big rig on veggie oil
I have been researching veggie oil as fuel in diesels for years. Seems to have a few downsides and upsides but vegetable oil for fuel is actually what good ol' Rudolph Diesel had in mind for fuel when...
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Well, I'm coming at this issue from my experience with aviation fuel. Different fuel, same issue. The big users of aviation fuel (airlines) are driving the argument for aviation services users fees. Their argument is that the small airplanes get the same services (air traffic control) as they do, but the airlines foot most of the bill through fuel taxes. The effort backfired on them because Congress' answer is user fees based on the services you use. On good weather days, small airplanes can fly with no services, but the airlines must fly in controlled airspace, and therefore cannot avoid users fees. You may have noticed that user fees never passed.
I see the same issue for road use tax on auto fuel. As cars get more efficient or go electric, states are looking for new sources of revenue to replace the gold mine that gas taxes use to be. Who do you think will pay more user fees in the auto tax world? They would most likely base a user fee on GVW because heavier vehicles cause more damage to roadways.
So go ahead and avoid taxes for the services you use. Eventually you will be paying user fees for simply owning a class A MH, regardless of how much or what type of fuel you use.
I see the same issue for road use tax on auto fuel. As cars get more efficient or go electric, states are looking for new sources of revenue to replace the gold mine that gas taxes use to be. Who do you think will pay more user fees in the auto tax world? They would most likely base a user fee on GVW because heavier vehicles cause more damage to roadways.
So go ahead and avoid taxes for the services you use. Eventually you will be paying user fees for simply owning a class A MH, regardless of how much or what type of fuel you use.
