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“Battery EV” vs “Hydrogen Fuel cell EV”
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PlainName:

--- Quote ---Certain things are not taxable as a benefit - like accommodation when needed for your job (i.e. oil workers, or a salesman taking a hotel overnight)
Electric vehicle charging is included in that.
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Electric vehicle charging isn't anything like that! Unless, of course, you need to do it for your job, but traveling to and from work doesn't count.

The thing about this is it seems to be a political thing to encourage EV use, much like once upon a time diesel was dead cheap, and they'd pay you to put up solar panels, etc. I suspect that at some point, presumably as tax from fossil fuels drops and EVs are the default buy for people, they will change their minds. Once they've figured out how to determine electricity usage they'll apply the appropriate tax rate. Until then it looks like a free meal :) But only for those rich enough to be able to buy one. The poor will be stuck with highly-taxed fossil movers :(

Faringdon:
Thanks, woops yes, i have been saying "HEV" when i meant "Hydrogen FCEV".
IMHO,  having a total reliance on Lithium, which may only be available in a few places which may get bought up by a single country/company, seems a bit dodgy.
Also, Fuel cells seem easier to reclaim platinum from, than reclaiming lithium from big car batteries, where each cell is welded in.
IMHO, reclaiming lithium from a big dead car battery sounds more difficult than actually extracting lithium from "Lithium ore".

And 5 years down the line from now, how many BEV owners are going to be bringing their BEV in to the garage and saying, "ive got a rogue cell just come up, and my battery capacity is down by 40%" ?
..We wont know till 5 years time.

Also, IMHO, i reckon its easier to heat up a small fuel cell for -10degC operation, than heating up a big BEV car battery?
TimFox:
Meanwhile,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mergermarket/2021/11/03/demand-for-metals-charges-up-lithium-ion-battery-recycling/?sh=230b09e36f43
james_s:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on November 13, 2021, 11:30:22 pm ---The thing about this is it seems to be a political thing to encourage EV use, much like once upon a time diesel was dead cheap, and they'd pay you to put up solar panels, etc. I suspect that at some point, presumably as tax from fossil fuels drops and EVs are the default buy for people, they will change their minds. Once they've figured out how to determine electricity usage they'll apply the appropriate tax rate. Until then it looks like a free meal :) But only for those rich enough to be able to buy one. The poor will be stuck with highly-taxed fossil movers :(

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They already screw you in my state if you drive an EV. Not only is the calculation for the annual licensing fee based on calculated value way, way off of true market value (like 300% in the case of the cheaper ones) but there is an additional $150 annual electric vehicle fee tacked on. For all the hot air our idiot governor spews about "green" stuff it is a real slap in the face that they turn around and punish anyone with an EV with exorbitant licensing fees. 
Nusa:
Careful, hijacking into politics, especially if you start getting partisan or start calling real people names, is a great way to force moderators to act.

But yes, states are struggling about the issue of road taxes build into fuel prices. Hybrids aren't much of an issue, but BEV's aren't paying those taxes in most cases. It's still being ignored in many places, but long-term the revenue plan clearly needs to change.
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