General EV Conversation
Lead Lap
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From: San Diego, CA
Anyway, I think this is the wrong forum to discuss emissions, displacement etc. This discussion should be left for Car Chat. If you want to discuss taxes on cars, EV's are taxed here in California to make up for lost gas tax revenue. My DMV renewal fees are way higher than gas vehicles:
Hyundai Ioniq 5: $731
Tesla Model Y: $750
Polestar: $706
Toyota Sienna: $187
Hyundai Ioniq 5: $731
Tesla Model Y: $750
Polestar: $706
Toyota Sienna: $187
CL Community Team
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From: US
That's also tied to value, though. Yes, EV renewals here are higher, but your EVs are all newer than your Sienna and that's a big contributor to the registration fees. My son's RX, our oldest car, was just $177. My truck on the other hand is over $1000, partly due to MSRP but partly as CA treats all trucks as commercial. My Land Rover is about the same as your Model Y, no EV penalty in play but the MSRP impacts it.
Some states do "EV penalty". They go from a $100 to all the way to $400 each new EV registration.
Lexus Champion
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From: California
That's also tied to value, though. Yes, EV renewals here are higher, but your EVs are all newer than your Sienna and that's a big contributor to the registration fees. My son's RX, our oldest car, was just $177. My truck on the other hand is over $1000, partly due to MSRP but partly as CA treats all trucks as commercial. My Land Rover is about the same as your Model Y, no EV penalty in play but the MSRP impacts it.
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I see. When I was in PA that wasn't the case, not for passenger vehicles. In Alberta all passenger cars have the same fee. I personally think we should get rid of all registration fees the administration costs alone probably eat up most of the cash coming in.
Lexus Champion
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I shouldn't have posted the Sienna because of its age (and not being an EV), CA DMV fees are based on the value of the car which gets less as they age. So the Model Y, Polestar and Ioniq 5 would have higher DMV fees as they are newer, but there is a $175 as well as a $3 clean vehicle fee added to them, which is OK with me because I'm not paying gasoline tax, which is used for maintaining roads. Or so they say
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He's right. I worked with a colleague who moved from Toronto and she told me that her income was taxed 60 percent. She loved everything about moving here except she told me our healthcare system sucks