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MichMan

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12. Michigan changed to charging by original sticker price instead of weight decades ago

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2023, 09:39 AM

Feb 2023

Because cars were getting lighter in the 70's and 80's due to CAFE, while sticker prices kept going up. They wanted to make sure the government got the $$ one way or another.

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California Might Start Charging You for Driving a Heavy Vehicle [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 OP

Won't this penalize EV owners? Throck Feb 2023 #1

That would be the biggest drawback... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #3

If the extra weight causes more wear and damage to roads, then why not? MichMan Feb 2023 #6

True. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #7

EV owners could be excluded, or pay less. I'd like to see horsepower included too. Auggie Feb 2023 #9

Why should EV owners be exempted from the damage their heavy vehicles cause to the roads? MichMan Feb 2023 #11

I think it's a great idea. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #2

But the traffic is the biggest issue. jimfields33 Feb 2023 #5

We lost our way when CAFE standards were relaxed in the 1990s... CoopersDad Feb 2023 #4

CAFE standards were partially to blame MichMan Feb 2023 #8

We agree, the exemptions offered to light trucks is to blame. CoopersDad Feb 2023 #10

Michigan changed to charging by original sticker price instead of weight decades ago MichMan Feb 2023 #12