[voganni]

I got the registration renewal for Hal a couple weeks ago, and it was same as last year, and same as my other car, a Camry Hybrid. But when we went to license it, the computer said we owed another $150! I guess the state is too embarrassed to put this on the registration so you know? The lady at the office thought it was outrageous and a mistake, and tried to call Olympia. System was down. Unfortunately I'm afraid we owe it as of July, 2016. Found a post by another forum member. You can count on Washington to nick you for everything they can.

 

[voganni]

And if you read further down the senate bill, there's another $50 added to the $100! My complaint is that $150 WAS NOT listed on the renewal form I got in the mail. So we get the check all made out, go to the license place, and get the big surprise. There's lots of postings of the previous law on the 'net. In 2015 the law changed to EXEMPT Volts from the state sales tax on the first $35k of purchase price, then penalize them with the $150 EV tax.

 

[voganni]

Excellent description of the Washington EV ripoff bjrosen. And further, at my Volt's current 94mpg lifetime mileage, I'd have to drive over 28000 miles to burn up 300 gallons of gas. Many of us poorer folks have waited to buy a nice used Volt as I did. No sales tax exemption on used cars. That $150 fee alone probably makes it more economical to drive a Prius. But I love my Volt, and its not the car's fault that these fees have been enacted. Washington is wanting to move to a miles-based fee system, or a mixture of that and gross weight. Meanwhile, the dollars fly out of the wallet.