Viss, 24 days ago

@ai6yr they always somehow find a way to recombobulate a "we need to fix the environment" objective to "oh fuck, but we gotsta get paid" one

how sdg&e of them

Viss, 24 days ago

@ai6yr hey maybe they could take some of LAPDs budget.

salaries (1.7 billion) expenses (106 million) equipment (24 million)

JUST FOR 2024

they can spare it.

i mean shit, like a third goes to paying off the lawsuits for the shit they pull and the people they kill.

if they just "stopped murdering" and maybe "decided not to refresh their tanks this year" california wouldnt need to ... i guess fuck around with gift cards?

Viss, 24 days ago

@ai6yr pdf is here: https://mayor.lacity.gov/sites/g/files/wph2066/files/2023-04/2023-24Budget_Summary.pdf

ai6yr, 24 days ago

@Viss Oh yeah, the lawsuit payments alone...

darren, 24 days ago

@ai6yr
Interesting. Do they assume your EV never leaves the state? My friend who just drove his EV from Palm Springs to his summer haunt in North Dakota would owe California road tax on those out of state miles.

ai6yr, 24 days ago

@darren Well, if you opt into GPS tracking, they do not charge you for those out of state miles. (but... you do have to accept a state agency plugged in your GPS info, for at least a limited time...)

__josh, 24 days ago

@ai6yr Thanks for posting! I went ahead and signed up; this is inevitable as we switch to EVs. If they select me, I’ll report back.

ai6yr, 24 days ago

@__josh I'm still trying to run the calculator, not sure how that work (ie you are paying gas tax, AND this? Or do they rebate the gas tax and INSTEAD charge you per-use? LOL)

ai6yr, 24 days ago

@__josh Aha... I may sign up to see how this works, though I'd be stuck with the "Odometer entry" option, LOL.

ai6yr, 24 days ago

@__josh LOL I signed up, will see how they select people... I'm driving an ancient vehicle and low miles... so not sure what that means.

scerruti, 24 days ago

@ai6yr @__josh I also signed up. We need to make sure that people who understand and are concerned about privacy and technology have a voice.

We also need to make sure that there are no impediments to a switch to EVs and getting this right is part of the solution.

#ev #GasTax

lamp, 24 days ago

@ai6yr @kkarhan How they gonna know how many miles u went?

ai6yr, 24 days ago

@lamp @kkarhan One of three options:

1. GPS receiver that tracks your every move 😬
2. ODB2 device to read your odometer and sent it to them direct
3. Photo of your odometer every month (I would pick#3, personally).