At EVgo charging and a guy towing a trailer with a Audi eTron pulls up. He didn't unhitch, he pulled into the charger parallel to the curb using one of the end chargers. He took up a couple regular parking spots in addition to the EV one but not an issue. Most are setup so the two end chargers can be used.
Yea, I've been following that fella. Good stuff. But he still had to unhitch multiple times. The only reason he stayed hitched on occasion was because no one was around for his trailer to interfere with.
The fossil fuel industry currently enjoys custom-tailored tax benefits that allow them to write off virtually 100% of the cost of oil/gas exploration and extraction. These benefits have existed for decades and many people who drive EVs find it hard to swallow those subsidies.
They write off costs, which you mentioned, along with depreciation just like every other business is allowed to in America. Only the climate change exploiters claim the fossil fuels industry is the boogeyman getting the free ride. When China, India, Pakistan, and Russia catch up where the US is in clean air and water, I will then worry about our own emissions and not before.
My 2021 PowerBoost can only go 150-160 miles between fill-ups towing my 9,500-pound boat/trailer (5.5 mpg at 65). I suspect that my Lightning will have about the same range, maybe slightly less.
Texas doesn’t have state taxes on fuel? That’s the lost tax revenue states are usually after with the EV or PHEV surcharges.
I had the 36 gallon tank and max towing package. 24-25 mpg not towing 70-75mph. 11-13 mpg towing 9000 lb 5th wheel camper at 65mph. Even worst case I never got 5.5 mpg. Towing through the Texas hill country at 75 mph I got about 8.5 mpg.
All you have to do is look at the markings on the pump to see what the Texas gas tax is.
I'm not saying that the fossil fuel industry shouldn't get tax breaks. I'm saying that it's disingenuous to complain about tax breaks for EVs while oil-and-gas-specific tax subsidies exist.
That's not entirely true. The fossil fuel industry has tax benefits that are unique to extraction--they can write off the entire cost of drilling and also write off the depreciation of the well as gas/oil is extracted.
I'm sorry, but in my opinion, the argument of others are worse than us is not a winning strategy. It's the Ostrich plan, stick our heads in the ground and hope it goes away.
That is not the issue, Why should Americans compromise our lifestyle and be economically uncompetitive with those countries while they do nothing and continue to churn out horrible emissions while we sacrifice further and are already the cleanest industrialized nation on earth. I am not good with higher prices on energy and other goods and playing into Chinas hands by being dependent on batteries only sourced from China or Chinese owned mines while being virtue signaled by some sandal wearing enviro twit.
