That’s a good point, though in that particular case it’s a matter of bureaucracy. I faced higher vehicle registration fees starting about seven years back when I bought my plug-in hybrid, which left me scratching my head, since if they wanted to encourage adoption, they wouldn’t institute higher fees so early on in the adoption curve. There is clear opposition by vested interests that have nothing to do with the practicality of the technology itself. Still, given the realities, both bureaucratic and practical, I feel like plug-in hybrids are the best solution for now in most cases.
NJ wants to raise the cost of the vehicle registration; to some extent I understand. I’m not paying the gas tax which goes towards fixing the roadway so they need to make that money somehow. I just wish they didn’t call it a vehicle registration (I just registered my car last year) and instead called it tax, which is what it is.
That’s a good point, though in that particular case it’s a matter of bureaucracy. I faced higher vehicle registration fees starting about seven years back when I bought my plug-in hybrid, which left me scratching my head, since if they wanted to encourage adoption, they wouldn’t institute higher fees so early on in the adoption curve. There is clear opposition by vested interests that have nothing to do with the practicality of the technology itself. Still, given the realities, both bureaucratic and practical, I feel like plug-in hybrids are the best solution for now in most cases.
NJ wants to raise the cost of the vehicle registration; to some extent I understand. I’m not paying the gas tax which goes towards fixing the roadway so they need to make that money somehow. I just wish they didn’t call it a vehicle registration (I just registered my car last year) and instead called it tax, which is what it is.