Will you keep your 4runner if gas hits $8 a gallon?

Soon to come will be road taxes for ALL vehicles. That includes EVs and Hybrids. I think Virginia may be starting up a pilot program to tax EV owners by the estimated mile used. (Don't quote me on it)

And! the States should. EVs are heavier than similar IC vehicles. (class/make/model) and cause more damage to roads. Road require maintenance and upkeep so that ALL may use. It is important that EVs pay their share.

Yep, going to pay whatever I have to for gas and the tax on it.
 
JaSC1 said:
Soon to come will be road taxes for ALL vehicles. That includes EVs and Hybrids. I think Virginia may be starting up a pilot program to tax EV owners by the estimated mile used. (Don't quote me on it)

And! the States should. EVs are heavier than similar IC vehicles. (class/make/model) and cause more damage to roads. Road require maintenance and upkeep so that ALL may use. It is important that EVs pay their share.

Yep, going to pay whatever I have to for gas and the tax on it.
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We've had road tax (Vehicle Excise Duty to be precise) forever. It switched to being based on (of course) CO2 bands some time back. Teslas and other EVs are (of course) 'free' to tax, as electricity comes from the wall.

Accelerating a big vehicle to 60mph in 3 seconds seems like it would deteriorate the road surface just as much as a Mustang/BMW/Porsche/whatever.

But it's electric so whatever, praise St Greta.
 
SurferUK said:
We've had road tax (Vehicle Excise Duty to be precise) forever. It switched to being based on (of course) CO2 bands some time back. Teslas and other EVs are (of course) 'free' to tax, as electricity comes from the wall.

Accelerating a big vehicle to 60mph in 3 seconds seems like it would deteriorate the road surface just as much as a Mustang/BMW/Porsche/whatever.

But it's electric so whatever, praise St Greta.
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I'm betting the State Governments are noticing the loss of tax revenue at the gas pump. They'll act soon. No government lets go of money they can get.....never. lol
 
JaSC1 said:
I'm betting the State Governments are noticing the loss of tax revenue at the gas pump. They'll act soon. No government lets go of money they can get.....never. lol
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Louisiana already passed a law. IIRC, $60/yr tax on hybrids and $120/yr on EVs to make up some of the lost tax money (it's the $0.20/gal tax times an assumed 550gal equivalent usage).
 
SurferUK said:
Why would I care that their profits are at an all time high? You say that like it's a gotcha when I already said I own BP shares. :suspicious: Nothing stopping anyone here (I assume no-one bought these trucks as a pure economical mode of getting from A to B) from buying oil company shares, if they're convinced that it's all greed and they deserve free money. Cool - put your money where your mouth is, and enjoy the dividend yield!

I also didn't expect or receive any sympathy when my whole portfolio was hugely in the red in 2019/2020 and dividends were frozen. Of course NOW it's all "Well you're just lucky etc etc". So a risk of capital should be return free? I've even explained long-term investing to ANYONE who will listen. But they are not interested, although of course they always have money for trivial items.

I don't follow your last comment, sorry. I've said in this thread I don't particularly like any government. I can only speak for the UK of course. But over 20 years I have watched the puppets change every 5 years while the housing bubble continues, working people get taxed to hand money over to people for whom 'being on benefits' is a lifestyle choice. (It is my understanding we have a far more generous benefits system than you guys). I can remember being at school and you could tell whose parents were riding the benefits train - they had the newest Nike Air Max/Adidas three stripe trousers.

All that while taxes AND inflation continue to go up. Again, regardless of the party 'in power'. They're all shit.


Edit: 'Having fun at the pump' is a function of UK Government tax regimes, not BP or the WTI oil price.


Percentage of the petrol price that is duty, VAT & environmental taxes/fees 45.72%

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exactly!!!!!! I always ask myself "how can i make money" every time something negative happens. When housing went nuts, and I was priced out of buying a house, I bought up all the entire mortgage sector. When gas prices went up, instead of complaining about bad policies, I went and bought up all the oil sector. So technically, all my gas I pay is free now, simply because most oil companies pays DIVIDENDS.

The irony about bad economic policies, is that it creates a buying opportunity if you can spot them....and with um..... certain um.. administrations its very easy to spot and take advantage of.
 
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Thai said:
Article: Buttigieg Wants to Mandate Electric Vehicles. He'''s Wrong

“Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, considered the most likely Democratic candidate for president in 2024 after Joe Biden in the latest Washington Post ranking, says the solution to high gas prices is getting "most Americans" to switch to electric vehicles -- willingly or not.

Buttigieg is issuing federal regulations to force states to limit the use of gas-powered vehicles. If he becomes president, we'll be living in green hell, compelled to buy pricey EVs to comply with his climate zealotry.

Right now, fewer than 1% of vehicles on the road are electric. EVs are probably the long-term future, but they won't solve the current pain at the pump; they cost too much, and charging them is a logistical nightmare. The U.S. has 145,000 gas stations but only 6,000 fast-charging stations.

EVs are not the answer. Buttigieg is living in la-la land. The average new EV costs about $66,000. A good deal is the 2022 Kia EV6, priced at $40,900 before add-ons, according to U.S. News and World Report. Even that's more than most people can afford. Three-quarters of Americans who need a car buy a used one, paying around $31,000 for it.

EVs are for big spenders. AAA reports a staggering 78% of EV buyers own other cars. They're in the income bracket to afford multiple cars. They drive the EV short distances but still fall back on their gas-powered car for long-distance driving.

On July 7, he proposed regulations to compel states to reduce CO2 highway emissions, effectively outlawing gas-powered vehicles. The regulations appear to exceed the Department of Transportation's authority and will be challenged in court. But they indicate Buttigieg's mindset.”
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Just want to remind everyone of this!

Is THIS what you want?
 
SurferUK said:
Why would I care that their profits are at an all time high? You say that like it's a gotcha when I already said I own BP shares. :suspicious: Nothing stopping anyone here (I assume no-one bought these trucks as a pure economical mode of getting from A to B) from buying oil company shares, if they're convinced that it's all greed and they deserve free money. Cool - put your money where your mouth is, and enjoy the dividend yield!

I also didn't expect or receive any sympathy when my whole portfolio was hugely in the red in 2019/2020 and dividends were frozen. Of course NOW it's all "Well you're just lucky etc etc". So a risk of capital should be return free? I've even explained long-term investing to ANYONE who will listen. But they are not interested, although of course they always have money for trivial items.

I don't follow your last comment, sorry. I've said in this thread I don't particularly like any government. I can only speak for the UK of course. But over 20 years I have watched the puppets change every 5 years while the housing bubble continues, working people get taxed to hand money over to people for whom 'being on benefits' is a lifestyle choice. (It is my understanding we have a far more generous benefits system than you guys). I can remember being at school and you could tell whose parents were riding the benefits train - they had the newest Nike Air Max/Adidas three stripe trousers.

All that while taxes AND inflation continue to go up. Again, regardless of the party 'in power'. They're all shit.


Edit: 'Having fun at the pump' is a function of UK Government tax regimes, not BP or the WTI oil price.


Percentage of the petrol price that is duty, VAT & environmental taxes/fees 45.72%

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Exxon stock holder here. :)
 
mscot said:
BP had one unprofitable quarter during the pandemic. One.
They lost 5.7B in Q2.

Their profits are now at an 8 year high. Have fun at the pump.

And you, of all people, trying to tell me to take responsibility for myself, when all you've done on this thread is blame a certain type of public office holder is ****ing rich. Good one, mate.
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Said it before, saying it again…people get caught up by the profit number and that it’s a record or whatever but if it’s not significantly more as a percentage of total revenue than the 8% considered a fair profit, good for them. They earned it.
 
Bluesky 07 said:
I would usually agree, but I don’t think Georgia is sweating the gas tax revenue since they’re busy trying to figure out how to spend the $4 billion in additional COVID money Washington dropped a couple of weeks ago.
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The Fed's dropped alot of money on us up the road as well. Infrastructure things like rural broadband or 'fiber-in-the-woods" as I call it. It's good, would have been better not to tax/print/spend but I ain't in charge. I do know the ones that are and their building all of their pet projects, but it will dry up at some point.
 
I can finally be in peace and will keep my 4Runner.

For the last 18 months of my career I was forced to drive in some of the worst traffic in Los Angeles. 35 miles each way down the 405 freeway in my 4Runner which gets 16.5 MPG. It was 3 tanks $80 - $90 every two weeks.

Now I am retired ( I took an early retirement because of this shit). I filled my tank on my last day close to home. It has been three weeks and I still have over half a tank of gas.

In the summer or when the wind blows they can shut off our power for days. If you have solar panels they get shut off as well for safety. Good luck charging your EV when that happens.
 
TK-422 said:
In the summer or when the wind blows they can shut off our power for days. If you have solar panels they get shut off as well for safety. Good luck charging your EV when that happens.
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Congrats on your retirement.

Power off for DAYS?!?!
 
Thanks.

Yes after the power companies were sued into oblivion from all the wild fires in the last few years they now shut off the power every time the wind blows. Our housing has underground wiring but we are on the same grid as the foothills that have burned many times.

I have a 4500W propane generator that we have used a lot. It is a Pain to run cords thru the house. I bought a 20KW whole house one than runs on natural gas but have not had it hooked up yet. It would have enough power to charge an EV using gas. ;)
 
i'll still keep my 4runner. If the fires ever threaten my home and I needed to evac, I'd take my 4runner over my Tesla. Unless the low gas light is on.

I went with 3x powerwalls to keep the lights and AC on.
 
I have never quite understood the fascination with analyzing the cost of basic/needed commodities. For example, not too many years ago, milk (around here) cost less than $3 a gallon and now cost about $5.

The choices are - stop drinking milk or stop worrying about the cost per gallon.

I use the same philosophy when it comes to gasoline.
 
gomiami said:
I have never quite understood the fascination with analyzing the cost of basic/needed commodities. For example, not too many years ago, milk (around here) cost less than $3 a gallon and now cost about $5.

The choices are - stop drinking milk or stop worrying about the cost per gallon.

I use the same philosophy when it comes to gasoline.
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A fair point, but this assumes you're helpless and at the mercy of market forces. That's more true for the milk though than the gas. The reason gas prices are where they are is because a politician with different energy policies took office. I'm not defending Trump, simply stating a fact: his policies lowered US gas prices and resulted in the country being energy independent. So it doesn't have to be Trump, but you can support candidates whose approach on energy is similar.

These issues aren't complicated. It's Economics 101 and we have plenty of history to look at too, but the people in power think doing the same things that resulted in disastrous inflation before just somehow weren't done well enough last time. That's not the problem.
 
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