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Makeveli_lives 05/16/21 4:25:53 PM #1:	https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/14/texas-wants-to-charge-tesla-other-ev-owners-400-in-annual-fees-for-owning-an-ev/ It's a proposal and hasn't passed. But faulty logic is faulty. If you're holding stock be sure to cash out if this actually makes progress then buy the dip. Recently, Texas took a pretty harsh stance against owners of electric vehicles by proposing *Senate Bill 1728*, which would punish EV owners for simply owning an EV. That sounds cliche, but in essence, this is exactly what the bill is doing while being disguised as fairness. The claim was that EV owners need to pay their fair share and make up for fuel taxes that they dont pay. (Well come back to this faulty logic in a few moments.) The proposed fee was an additional $200 EV tax. That fee has now gone up. --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 <cite>Makeveli_lives posted [p:953972423] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/14/texas-wants-to-charge-tesla-other-ev-owners-400-in-annual-fees-for-owning-an-ev/ It's a proposal and hasn't passed. But faulty logic is faulty. If you're holding stock be sure to cash out if this actually makes progress then buy the dip. Recently, Texas took a pretty harsh stance against owners of electric vehicles by proposing Senate Bill 1728, which would punish EV owners for simply owning an EV. That sounds cliche, but in essence, this is exactly what the bill is doing while being disguised as fairness. The claim was that EV owners need to pay their fair share and make up for fuel taxes that they dont pay. (Well come back to this faulty logic in a few moments.) The proposed fee was an additional $200 EV tax. That fee has now gone up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 05/16/21 4:27:04 PM #2:	Texas is oil country they aint gonna make it easy for non oil cars fuck this state <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:953972453] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Texas is oil country they aint gonna make it easy for non oil cars fuck this state </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 05/16/21 4:27:32 PM #3:	Texas is trash --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:953972471] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Texas is trash </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JoeBurrow 05/16/21 4:28:21 PM #5:	This world would be so much better off if conservatives ceased to exist <cite>JoeBurrow posted [p:953972492] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>This world would be so much better off if conservatives ceased to exist </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 05/16/21 4:28:21 PM #6:	republicans doing all the evil things because no one ever stops them <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:953972493] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>republicans doing all the evil things because no one ever stops them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 05/16/21 4:29:27 PM #7:	What a garbage state. "You are trying to keep emissions out of the air? Not on my watch lib!" --- Above us lay the burdens, Below us lay the truths. We're somewhere in the middle, and we're all discontent too. Slayer_22 picked waifu - https://ibb.co/WD8p1Kz <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:953972513] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>What a garbage state. "You are trying to keep emissions out of the air? Not on my watch lib!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Makeveli_lives 05/16/21 4:30:15 PM #8:	MabusIncarnate posted... What a garbage state. "You are trying to keep emissions out of the air? Not on my watch lib!" This is about taxes, not the environment. --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 <cite>Makeveli_lives posted [p:953972545] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>MabusIncarnate posted... </cite> <quote>What a garbage state. "You are trying to keep emissions out of the air? Not on my watch lib!"</quote>This is about taxes, not the environment. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Robot2600 05/16/21 4:31:17 PM #10:	what in the actual fuck. reminds me of my local government complaining that people wouldn't even pay for any electricity if they just bought too many solar panels. they tried to tax solar panels and failed. hopefully this texas bill fails hard. They are out of their mind if they think Musk wouldn't shut down his texas operations as quickly as he started them. --- Marvel presents Marvel Marvel's The Marvels <cite>Robot2600 posted [p:953972576] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>what in the actual fuck. reminds me of my local government complaining that people wouldn't even pay for any electricity if they just bought too many solar panels. they tried to tax solar panels and failed. hopefully this texas bill fails hard. They are out of their mind if they think Musk wouldn't shut down his texas operations as quickly as he started them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 05/16/21 4:31:23 PM #11:	you know how to get tax dollars charge the fucking huge corporations taxes at all tesla,amazon bet they dont pay shit <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:953972578] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>you know how to get tax dollars charge the fucking huge corporations taxes at all tesla,amazon bet they dont pay shit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Pepys Monster 05/16/21 4:32:42 PM #13:	This will just make electric car owners seem like even bigger ballers. --- Ryzen 3700X \| Evga GTX 1070 Ti \| 16GB DDR4 3200 \| Crucial MX500 2TB <cite>Pepys Monster posted [p:953972621] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>This will just make electric car owners seem like even bigger ballers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 05/16/21 4:33:08 PM #14:	CADE FOSTER posted... you know how to get tax dollars charge the fucking huge corporations taxes at all tesla,amazon bet they dont pay shit But Trump broke the bank and paid $400 over 2 years in taxes. It's okay. --- Above us lay the burdens, Below us lay the truths. We're somewhere in the middle, and we're all discontent too. Slayer_22 picked waifu - https://ibb.co/WD8p1Kz <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:953972637] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>CADE FOSTER posted... </cite> <quote>you know how to get tax dollars charge the fucking huge corporations taxes at all tesla,amazon bet they dont pay shit</quote>But Trump broke the bank and paid $400 over 2 years in taxes. It's okay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iPhone_7 05/16/21 4:34:59 PM #15:	So like what liberals do to cigarettes. --- Sig User Logic https://imgur.com/lA5fm7w <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:953972695] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>So like what liberals do to cigarettes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 05/16/21 4:35:49 PM #16:	iPhone_7 posted... So like what liberals do to cigarettes. do teslas cause cancer and birth defects <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:953972713] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>iPhone_7 posted... </cite> <quote>So like what liberals do to cigarettes.</quote>do teslas cause cancer and birth defects </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Robot2600 05/16/21 4:39:24 PM #18:	iPhone_7 posted... So like what liberals do to cigarettes. republicans raise smoking age to 21 and ban flavored vape --- Marvel presents Marvel Marvel's The Marvels <cite>Robot2600 posted [p:953972809] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>iPhone_7 posted... </cite> <quote>So like what liberals do to cigarettes.</quote> republicans raise smoking age to 21 and ban flavored vape </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jpenny2 05/16/21 4:43:00 PM #19:	It's only $150 in the province I live in, but it's still stupid. --- Fren Code: 2767-3374-3343 \|\| IGN: Penny \|\| TSV: 3067 \|\| Sig NFT I hate sarcasm. I'm also not too fond of irony. \| Permanently banned <cite>jpenny2 posted [p:953972917] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>It's only $150 in the province I live in, but it's still stupid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Goldice 05/16/21 4:44:10 PM #20:	Small govt! --- New England Patriots: Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII Champions <cite>Goldice posted [p:953972957] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Small govt!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Eat More Beef 05/16/21 4:47:43 PM #21:	So, if this passes, does that mean all smokers have a claim to file a lawsuit against non-smokers, cause taxes? --- I wrote a horror short story collection. You can check it out, and other free short stories at http://www.aarondeck.com <cite>Eat More Beef posted [p:953973066] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>So, if this passes, does that mean all smokers have a claim to file a lawsuit against non-smokers, cause taxes? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 05/16/21 4:49:51 PM #22:	Texas, baby! --- S / K / Y / N / E <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:953973118] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Texas, baby! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 05/16/21 4:50:06 PM #23:	Screw the environment, this is good because it makes the liberals mad! <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:953973124] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Screw the environment, this is good because it makes the liberals mad! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 05/16/21 4:51:04 PM #24:	Republicans seem really good at only thinking of the now and never the future. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:953973158] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Republicans seem really good at only thinking of the now and never the future. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 05/16/21 4:52:09 PM #25:	Dont mess with texas --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:953973202] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Dont mess with texas </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LightHawKnight 05/16/21 4:55:34 PM #27:	dolomedes posted... the now for them never the future never other people never society as a whole Thats what I meant. Literally screwing themselves in the long run just for some minor if any gains like supporting the orange asshole. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:953973296] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>dolomedes posted... </cite> <quote>the now for them never the future never other people never society as a whole</quote> Thats what I meant. Literally screwing themselves in the long run just for some minor if any gains like supporting the orange asshole. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heartomaton 05/16/21 4:55:38 PM #28:	I live in a bottom-of-the-barrel state. --- https://www.youtube.com/user/Heartomaton Heartomaton for President 2028. <cite>Heartomaton posted [p:953973301] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>I live in a bottom-of-the-barrel state. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AirFresh 05/16/21 4:56:08 PM #29:	Literally why though --- AirFresh - Voted the hottest content creator on The FAQs' #KeepItFresh #BoopTroop <cite>AirFresh posted [p:953973314] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Literally why though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BigB0ss13 05/16/21 4:57:11 PM #30:	JoeBurrow posted... This world would be so much better off if conservatives ceased to exist we need people to advocate for gun rights aka only true form of self defense but other than that, they are useless <cite>BigB0ss13 posted [p:953973343] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>JoeBurrow posted... </cite> <quote>This world would be so much better off if conservatives ceased to exist</quote> we need people to advocate for gun rights aka only true form of self defense but other than that, they are useless </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 05/16/21 4:57:25 PM #31:	It's already a bit more complicated to buy a Tesla in Texas. I hope this doesn't go through. --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:953973349] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>It's already a bit more complicated to buy a Tesla in Texas. I hope this doesn't go through. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 05/16/21 4:59:18 PM #32:	Unlike the big car companies, Tesla doesn't have a network of independent dealerships that sell its cars. The company runs its own showrooms, but in Texasalong with Connecticut, Michigan, Louisiana, Utah, and West Virginiathe government makes it illegal to walk into a Tesla store and buy a car. alot of states are fucking dumb <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:953973405] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Unlike the big car companies, Tesla doesn't have a network of independent dealerships that sell its cars. The company runs its own showrooms, but in Texasalong with Connecticut, Michigan, Louisiana, Utah, and West Virginiathe government makes it illegal to walk into a Tesla store and buy a car. alot of states are fucking dumb </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Goldice 05/16/21 7:04:59 PM #33:	AirFresh posted... Literally why though Car companies lobby for this stuff. It's why Texas has banned Tesla from not selling through car dealerships. --- New England Patriots: Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII Champions <cite>Goldice posted [p:953977458] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>AirFresh posted...</cite> <quote>Literally why though </quote> Car companies lobby for this stuff. It's why Texas has banned Tesla from not selling through car dealerships.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
googs19 05/16/21 7:16:33 PM #34:	Like it or not, as electric vehicle ownership becomes more commonplace something will need to be done to offset the money from gas taxes that goes into maintaining road infrastructure. <cite>googs19 posted [p:953977807] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Like it or not, as electric vehicle ownership becomes more commonplace something will need to be done to offset the money from gas taxes that goes into maintaining road infrastructure. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 05/16/21 7:55:42 PM #35:	googs19 posted... Like it or not, as electric vehicle ownership becomes more commonplace something will need to be done to offset the money from gas taxes that goes into maintaining road infrastructure. Just tax corporations <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:953978863] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>googs19 posted... </cite> <quote>Like it or not, as electric vehicle ownership becomes more commonplace something will need to be done to offset the money from gas taxes that goes into maintaining road infrastructure.</quote>Just tax corporations </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CarrieChan 05/16/21 7:58:11 PM #36:	It makes sense. Part of the reason gas taxes exist is to pay for roads. Electric car owners are effectively not paying for using the roads. <cite>CarrieChan posted [p:953978932] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>It makes sense. Part of the reason gas taxes exist is to pay for roads. Electric car owners are effectively not paying for using the roads. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g980 05/16/21 8:20:40 PM #37:	EV are expensive and owned by the wealthier classes. This is just them paying their fair share. Only having gas taxes pay for roads is regressive bullshit --- These old bones live to learn her wanton ways: (I measure time by how a body sways). <cite>g980 posted [p:953979685] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>EV are expensive and owned by the wealthier classes. This is just them paying their fair share. Only having gas taxes pay for roads is regressive bullshit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
St0rmFury 05/16/21 8:45:56 PM #38:	Don't Americans have road tax? --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) <cite>St0rmFury posted [p:953980477] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Don't Americans have road tax?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
project_night 05/16/21 8:49:59 PM #39:	Tesla opened a huge factory in Texas and they want to pull this shit now, lol. Some states give you an additional 2.5-5k in state tax credit on top of the federal credit for EVs to encourage manufacturers and buyers. g980 posted... EV are expensive and owned by the wealthier classes. This is just them paying their fair share. Only having gas taxes pay for roads is regressive bullshit Thinking long term, EV's will eventually come down in price and many major manufacturers are moving to be mostly EV in the next decade. Toyota wants 70% of their new cars to be EV by 2030. Tesla is developing a new model that is targeting a 25k price point in the next 2-3 years. <cite>project_night posted [p:953980607] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Tesla opened a huge factory in Texas and they want to pull this shit now, lol. Some states give you an additional 2.5-5k in state tax credit on top of the federal credit for EVs to encourage manufacturers and buyers. g980 posted... </cite> <quote>EV are expensive and owned by the wealthier classes. This is just them paying their fair share. Only having gas taxes pay for roads is regressive bullshit</quote> Thinking long term, EV's will eventually come down in price and many major manufacturers are moving to be mostly EV in the next decade. Toyota wants 70% of their new cars to be EV by 2030. Tesla is developing a new model that is targeting a 25k price point in the next 2-3 years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 05/16/21 9:18:07 PM #40:	Im thinking of buying a new car sometime soon but theres just no good options where I live. Tesla make the only good EVs it seems but they are expensive and have quirks (no physical buttons its all via the touchscreen for things like headlights/wipers?) no other car company sells good EVs where I live theres always the Mazda 3 Astina which seems like a great car but is petrol not EV <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:953981474] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Im thinking of buying a new car sometime soon but theres just no good options where I live. Tesla make the only good EVs it seems but they are expensive and have quirks (no physical buttons its all via the touchscreen for things like headlights/wipers?) no other car company sells good EVs where I live theres always the Mazda 3 Astina which seems like a great car but is petrol not EV </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 05/16/21 10:53:08 PM #41:	Kloe_Rinz posted... Im thinking of buying a new car sometime soon but theres just no good options where I live. Tesla make the only good EVs it seems but they are expensive and have quirks (no physical buttons its all via the touchscreen for things like headlights/wipers?) no other car company sells good EVs where I live theres always the Mazda 3 Astina which seems like a great car but is petrol not EV There is a stalk for wipers, but yeah, the headlights are controlled through the touch screen. The stalk that controls the wipers also allows you to control your high beams, too, though. There are additional settings for the high beams on the touch screen to make the car automatically sense when the high beams should and shouldn't be on if you have the stalk pushed forward. --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:953984079] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite> <quote>Im thinking of buying a new car sometime soon but theres just no good options where I live. Tesla make the only good EVs it seems but they are expensive and have quirks (no physical buttons its all via the touchscreen for things like headlights/wipers?) no other car company sells good EVs where I live theres always the Mazda 3 Astina which seems like a great car but is petrol not EV</quote> There is a stalk for wipers, but yeah, the headlights are controlled through the touch screen. The stalk that controls the wipers also allows you to control your high beams, too, though. There are additional settings for the high beams on the touch screen to make the car automatically sense when the high beams should and shouldn't be on if you have the stalk pushed forward. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 05/17/21 12:16:34 AM #42:	CADE FOSTER posted... Unlike the big car companies, Tesla doesn't have a network of independent dealerships that sell its cars. The company runs its own showrooms, but in Texasalong with Connecticut, Michigan, Louisiana, Utah, and West Virginiathe government makes it illegal to walk into a Tesla store and buy a car. alot of states are fucking dumb Fucking Michigan. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:953986240] in Texas tryi... [t:79462761]...</cite> <quote>CADE FOSTER posted... </cite> <quote>Unlike the big car companies, Tesla doesn't have a network of independent dealerships that sell its cars. The company runs its own showrooms, but in Texasalong with Connecticut, Michigan, Louisiana, Utah, and West Virginiathe government makes it illegal to walk into a Tesla store and buy a car. alot of states are fucking dumb</quote>Fucking Michigan. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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