An interesting one for me is that living in Texas, there is a punitive tax on registration for EVs, but not plug-in hybrids. It's not terribly significant, but it is worth mentioning. Otherwise, range anxiety is still a factor.
As much as I hate those taxes, they do make a bit of sense. The gas taxes pay for the roads, but if you're charging at home, everyone else is paying for your wear and tear on roads.
I calculated I'd need to drive an electric vehicle about 80,000 miles a year for them to break even with gas taxes. Not to mention that road damage goes up at something like the 4th power to vehicle weight, so it's heavy trucks that take most of the toll on roads.
Didn't realize they were that much. That's crazy. They should be based on either the odometer of the car, or the 12k-15k miles/year average driving amount.
Heavy trucks do cause the vast majority of road wear and tear, but EVs do tend to weigh more. Hell, my ford lightning with it's extended battery weighs over 6k pounds. 50% heavier than normal vehicles, but doesn't hold a candle to a loaded semi.
