Comment on xkcd #3167: Car Size

• eager_eagle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  in reality most (all?) states in the US don’t charge more for vehicle registration, and even when they do, the thresholds are really high. So a F-150 weighing over 5000 lbs may pay the same as a Honda Civic weighing half of that.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Texas used to, maybe still does. You made me try to look it up and couldn’t find a simple source. Plenty of states use MRSP or some measure of the vehicle’s value.

    Back in the day (Tulsa, OK) my friend had a 2-ton dump truck with antique tags (over 25-yo), paid $20. Meanwhile, someone buying a super-light Corvette was paying $650. (early 90s money)

    I say go on weight, maybe some factoring of value. Registration fees are paying for roads, if your monster vehicle is doing more damage, you pay more.

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    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah my state taxes you based on MSRP too. $25 per $1000 of value, 10% of MSRP value after 5 years.

      So if your MSRP was 50K, it’s $125 forever.

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    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Registration fees are paying for roads,

      Fuel taxes are paying for roads.

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      • Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Registration fees are paying for roads,

        Fuel taxes are paying for roads.

        Subsidies are paying for roads.

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  • bluGill@fedia.io ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The F350 is the smallest vehicle where they charge by weight. Unfortunately they don't check for how much you use it, so for the 6 times a year I use mine I'm paying $.10/mile - while someone else who uses it for hauling as a job is paying $.01/mile.

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s your state. Just looked and registration fees and tags are all over the place.

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      • bluGill@fedia.io ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        True, but as a general rule until you get to the F350 class or higher states don't charge that extra tax.

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• Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If they’re EVs they’re heavier, causing more road wear, and don’t pay gas taxes

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  • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Except in NJ where you get raked over the coals for your yearly car tax… errr… “registration”.

    It’s the damnest thing; they seem to lose my vehicle registration every year but my marriage registration is good indefinitely.

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    • __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The higher ev registration fee is to offset the fact that you pay no gas tax which is the main source of paying for roads.

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