Why Tesla's are bad at towing!
Two words......energy density. Video - Why Teslas Are Bad At Towing (Today) Maybe someday, but not today. Now let the excuses commence......
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wilber1 wrote:NJRVer wrote:wilber1 wrote:NJRVer wrote:valhalla360 wrote:time2roll wrote:valhalla360 wrote:Really? What line on your 1040 relates to the EV surcharge?
Because they are taxing me to fund a rebate for you to buy one...you want to buy one, fine...if the company survives, great...but when you make me pay for it, I get say.
BTW any tax credit to Tesla Buyers ENDS December 31, 2019.
Others beat me to it.
Even with the tax credit coming to an end (tesla is fighting to change and extend it)...in most areas, you pay no where near the fuel tax, which is intended to pay for the roads you drive on. There has been some move to increase registration fees but so far, it's not nearly as much as the gas tax collected.
So how much does a Tesla wear out and degrade the roads?
Seriously? Why would it be any different than any other vehicle the same weight?
Point being that most roads are designed for heavy truck traffic. The extra costs for building roads are due to truck traffic.
If it wasn't for the heavy truck traffic roads would last a lot longer.
So EV's and really any autos impact on road degradation is minimal.
The exception being maybe a local road in a housing subdivision that wasn't designed to carry massive weights to begin with.
That is why you will see posted weight limits on local roads.
Just about everything you use in life comes by truck. How do you propose to pay for roads once everyone is using EV's and no longer paying fuel taxes? Right now EV's owners are getting a free ride. That can't continue forever.
What do you propose?
