Hybrid tax

[Willber]

How many of hybrid drivers live in states that punish you for owning a hybrid. Ohio charging me 100 dollars more plus my 37.00 registration fee starting this year. Apparently I don't use burn enough fuel to make our govenor happy.

[trollbait]

It's because the politicians don't have the spine to raise fuel taxes.

Now, is Ohio applying this fee to the latest Ram pick up, it is now a mild hybrid?

[LDB]

Which vehicle do you have that's getting the $100 surcharge? I can see how they came up with the idea but have no idea how the $100 compares to what John Doe pays in fuel taxes through the pump. It may be a bargain or it may be a ripoff.

[Draigflag]

If it's $100 a month, that's a bit unfair, if it's $100 a year, I wouldn't even raise an eyebrow.

[JockoT]

I got the impression it was a one-off charge when you register the vehicle.

[LDB]

I took it to mean $100 a year on top of the usual registration fee but could be mistaken.

[Draigflag]

Less than $2 a week? No one would complain about that surely?! Not when we pay something like $3.40 just in tax on a gallon of our fuel.

[JockoT]

In the UK you only register a car when you first buy it.

[Willber]

In Ohio I will pay a registration fee of 137. Per year for my hybrid if I bought it new this month I would pay a prorated registration fee plus 100. And went my plates expire in July I pay my registration fee of 37. and another 100 dollars hybrid fee because it is not prorated.

[Willber]

EVs pay 200 per year plus registration fee.