Oregon want to raise taxes to more efficient cars

The state government of Oregon (USA) has proposed a bill which will be given an economic rate for electric cars or fuel efficient. According to officials, this tax applies to drivers who do not go through the pump or if they do it every time because it is much in fuel taxes which raises money to maintain the roads.

This tax will cost proportional to vehicle use. There will be a cost per kilometer not yet been determined. Vehicles subject to this tax burden must carry a GPS device or tachometer and record the distance traveled by the vehicle to calculate the payment.

Jim Whitty of the Oregon Department of Transportation was speaking:

Complaints not been long in coming. Automakers warn that imposed this measure, make a dent in the sector because energy efficiency is one of the important reasons when change cars. If this efficiency is punished with extra taxes because as I say ...

In Washington has approved similar a few days ago: $ 100 a year to all owners of an electric. In Oregon want to go further and charge this fee to any vehicle that consumes less than 4.3 l/100 km and not the fools day is over. I'm not kidding.

This rate can only be applied on the roads of Oregon and beyond its borders. Another problem arises if the owners use their vehicles on private roads and farms and racetracks. Since the government is responsible for maintenance of these roads would not be fair to them.

As we see, this is a headache. I can think of an easy solution but in Oregon are willing to take to the end. For some things are yours. Let us hope that in time they between common sense and rectify.

In the future, if all cars were electric, I understand that the government would have to find some formula to continue to raise the money to stop to get gasoline and as they say "is for road maintenance." But not now. Now what to do is encourage the arrival of these cars.

In any case it seems to me only fair that drivers with less efficient vehicles contribute more to the maintenance of roads and cars driving exonerated respectful look to. Thus incite people to buy cars that are kinder to the environment.

Since then, the matter has crumb. What do you think of these policies? Do you also seem crazy to you?