Congressional Republicans want electric car tax, using fake numbers

The female congresswoman’s office claims the average F-150 weighs 3,000 pounds and has not even been closed

Congressional Republicans proposed legislation that would impose new taxes on them, and the war on electric vehicles continued. It is known as the “Fair Share” Act and it hopes to raise new fees to ensure EV owners pay for their infrastructure.

As U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NEB) explains, the gasoline tax helps support the Highway Trust Fund, which pays for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. Electric cars do not use gasoline or diesel, so they do not pay despite using the same roads and bridges.

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While we have seen similar efforts at the state level, it is a national effort trying to boost the competitive environment as the federal tax is 18.3 cents per gallon of gasoline and 24.3 cents per gallon of diesel. It aims to achieve this with a two-tier fee structure that will “collect a one-time fee of $1,000 on all-electric vehicles at the manufacturer level at the point of sale.” This is intended to represent a decade of life, because “the average lifespan of light vehicles with internal combustion engines is 100,000 miles (160,934 kilometers), which is equivalent to about 10 years.”

Although the average vehicle in the United States is 12.6 years old, we will skip and mention the second fee. It’s a one-time charge “$550 per battery module and weighs more than 1,000 pounds (454 kg)”.

This attempts to punish electric electric vehicles, which have large batteries and are heavier than ice-powered electric vehicles. However, a single table released by Fischer’s office was filled with misleading and misleading information.

In particular, it claims that “the Ford F-150 Lightning weighs 6,000 pounds (2,722 kg), while the average weight of the F-150 internal combustion engine is 3,000 pounds (1,361 kg).” Although the F-150 Lightning’s containment weight is 6,015 pounds (2,728 kg) ) and 6,893 pounds (3,127 kg), but is far from twice the weight of the regular F-150.

The ice-powered truck weighs between 4,391 pounds (1,992 kg) and 5,950 pounds (2,699 kg), and the opposite is true. The latter number is only 65 pounds (29 kg) more than the Lightning, while the weight of no F-150 is close to 3,000 pounds (1,361 kg), not to mention on average.

Despite the straightforward weight of the F-150, Fischer’s office doubled the suspicious statistics. This time, one table says: “The Ford EV Mustang weighs nearly 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg), while the Ford Mustang with the combustion engine weighs 3,500 pounds (1,588 kg).

These numbers are misleading because the 2024 Mustang phone weighs between 4,595 pounds (2,084 kg) and 4,979 pounds (2,258 kg). The Mustang, on the other hand, weighs between 3,588 pounds (1,627 kg) and 3,993 pounds (1,811 kg).

Here, it seems Fischer’s office picked the Cherry figures – the lightest Mustang and the heaviest Mustang phone – but they don’t even admit it. The Mustang Mach-E is a crossover, while the regular Mustang acts as a coupe and convertible. They are two completely different vehicles, so comparing their own weights makes no sense.

Still, Fischer issued a statement saying “Electric vehicles may weigh three times as much as gasoline-powered cars, causing more wear and tear on our roads and bridges. Just like other cars, they go to the highway. Trust fund payments are fair.”

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said: “EV drivers use our highways as much as gasoline-powered cars, but they are currently exempt from paying for the Highway Trust because of Biden Administration Wanted, they are currently exempt from payments to score on their radical climate change base. In expensive electric vehicles getting free passes, the days of the liberals are over; they contribute to the wear and tear on our roads, which should be like Like the rest of us, we are forced to pay a fair share in repairs.”

Outside the Senate, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) proposed the same legislation in the House. “The Highway Trust is making its way to bankruptcy. It’s time to think about real changes and ensure that electric vehicles pay their due share to maintain our roads and bridges,” he said.