This Boat Needs Banning...

[mswlogo]

Originally Posted by Descant

DOT has been complaining for years that the EV folks don't pay their "fair share" of road tolls (gas tax), and they're pressuring the legislature(s) to fix that. The penalties for gas guzzlers forced many into EV, and soon they will pay the penalty for their good deeds. This is a problem nationwide, not just NH, so look for a bad federal solution.

That's a great point and discussed a lot on the EV forums.
Some states have huge "flat" EV fees.

Someone has to pay for the roads.
Currently in MA and NH there is no EV fee, but it's bound to come sooner or later.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by mswlogo

That's a great point and discussed a lot on the EV forums.
Some states have huge "flat" EV fees.

Someone has to pay for the roads.
Currently in MA and NH there is no EV fee, but it's bound to come sooner or later.

There was a NH law proposed a few years ago to have a tiered flat rate surcharge for registration based on miles driven, calculated from annual inspections. Pretty intrusive to many, and others complained that the state was billing them when they mostly drove on in-town local roads. Of course, if you drive only in town, you still pay the gas tax to the state. And yes, the flat rates seemed high compared to comparable gas use. It's a lot easier for many to pay $0.05/gallon than it is to write a check for $300 to register your car.

[fatlazyless]

For the incredibly expensive Tesla cars, it gives the driver a great excuse to stop and eat a jelly doughnut at the 7-car Tesla-Dunk'n Donuts charging station in Ashland, NH, the geographic center of New Hampshire.

When it comes to eat'n donuts ....... www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut ......you want to be driving a Tesla! .....

So, is it time to eat the donuts, or what? Is that why Tesla calls its volt-meter a donut-meter and it has a small picture of a honey glazed donut, there, on the dashboard.

Drive a Tesla in New Hampshire, and you automatically get to stop every 175-miles at another Dunk'n Donuts!

Is why they call the Tesla, the donut-mobile ....... drive a Tesla and you be forever stopp'n for donuts!

[FlyingScot]

Hi msw--I'm not worthy! Seriously, nice job on the math.

I have a 2017 Tesla S, it's my third EV. I have not done the actual math for several years--the plummeting price of gas may have changed things more than I thought. At the time I did the math, electricity at my house was 1/3 the price of gas per mile.

Bigger picture--I was psyched to see from the article that the total cost of a Tesla 3 is approximately average compared to a gas car, but I did not buy electric for the $. The thing I love is the combination of high performance like a Corvette, smooth/quiet driving like a Caddy, and environmental friendliness like a Prius.

[SAMIAM]

Originally Posted by Top-Water

I think you should all consider starting a new topic at this point. It has completely drifted off topic now from boats to cars.

Pretty soon we will be on the free coffee and donuts

Threads do get hijacked but I have a thought on the OP topic
I think people should be responsible for their wakes.
As a courtesy, I always throttle down for a fisherman, paddleboarder, kayak or canoe and I'd never dream of passing close to someone's dock or beach throwing off a large wake.
I'm wondering if a homeowner would have the right to seek damages for shore erosion or damage to boats and docks from wake boats

[Woodsy]

Samiam...

Yes, the by law the boat owner is responsible for any damage caused by their wake.

The hard part is proving it in court. With all the intangibles in play, I am not sure the MP will get involved unless you have an open/shut case.

Woodsy

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Woodsy

Samiam...
Yes, the by law the boat owner is responsible for any damage caused by their wake.

The hard part is proving it in court. With all the intangibles in play, I am not sure the MP will get involved unless you have an open/shut case. Woodsy

Governor signs "common-sense" wake-surfing bill into law.

No more wake-surfing at night.



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