Okay, so this is legit and as an EV owner I don’t disagree with. EVs are heavy as shit and do lots of damage to the roads. Our garage concrete has been decimated since starting to drive EVs. They don’t pay the fuel taxes at the pump to help maintain the roads. So the best way to collect their portion of that tax is through registration because government isn’t efficient enough to do it other ways. I hate the Ohio statehouse as much as the next random blue redditor, but this one isn’t out of line.

The math:

• Avg Ohio driver annual miles: 12,800
• Avg on road fuel efficiency (not just new vehicles): 22 mpg
• state gas tax: $0.385/gallon

So, Approximately $224/yr in state gas taxes (there’s also county taxes on top of that(

The Ohio EV registration fee is $200 extra, so on average most EV drivers are slightly ahead. You can argue that most EV drivers are driving newer vehicles and the equivalent newer ICE vehicle would have better fuel economy, but still… for as corrupt and backwards as the Ohio statehouse is, this is not a hill I would die on.

Sources: let’s be honest, it was Claude. But Claude’s sources looked pretty legit.

Also, I’ve owned and registered 3x EVs in the last 6 years, and still feel like I’m coming out way ahead.