“What’s wrong with building a tamper-proof odometer and making tampering with one a RICO-eligible felony with a minimum 10-year prison term?”
Well, I’m no fan of these little black boxes, GPS tracking, etc. however, right now hybrids and ev’s are not paying their fair share of road taxes which are paid at the pump on a per gallon purchased basis. Farmers and ranchers have dealt with this for decades by keeping logs of their use of non-road fuel. But, I doubt that you could trust the general public to be so trustworthy.
My Father had a Dodge truck that he converted to use either propane or gas. To refill the 60 gal. propane tank he had to have a tax sticker, issued by the state, displayed on a window. Why can’t they use the same system for the hybrids and ev’s?
Charge them more for their tags. Texas did/does this with a “alternative fuel” registration if I am not mistaken.
The real problem that comes out of this will be the “fairness” issue. Some mile are not going to be the same as others - for instance doing 30 K miles in downtown Chicago wouldn’t be doing the same cost of wear as doing 30 K miles out in West Texas. Location tracking will inevitably come out of this idea and with location tracking, it will be possible to track any individual’s movements with all the behavioral analysis that will follow.
This one is easy. Every state requires annual inspections. In NY the mileage is recorded and transmitted to DMV along with the emissions report. A little 3rd grade arithmetic and you have the mileage for that car.absolutely no need for a black box continually feeding GPS data to big brother.one problem with the concept. Say I live in Pa. and work in Queens.Most of my driving is on Jersey roads but Pa gets the tax money.I see this as a counter by the Progessives to my very simple scheme.