Wisdom, Justice, Moderation? — update

Credit: State of Georgia, USA/Charged EVs

Georgia, USA, substantially through its forward thinking policies, such as a $5,000 tax credit for EV purchases, had established itself as second only to California in adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles/georgia-electric-vehicles#.VTCqrBxW-iw

http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-electric-cars-click-for-atlanta-1401922534 (free registration may be required)

However, last week, the Georgian state legislature passed a bill that not only eliminates the tax credit for EV purchases, but imposes a yearly user fee — $200 for personal vehicles & $300 for commercial EVs.

Brionte McCorkle, a spokesperson for the Sierra Club, Georgia: “When we asked Representative Jay Roberts [the author of the bill] how he arrived at 200 dollars, he said that the average driver pays 85 dollars per year in gas taxes. He said he took that, doubled it, & rounded up.”

http://chargedevs.com/newswire/georgia-reverses-policy-on-evs-eliminating-tax-credit-and-imposing-yearly-fee/

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097641_insult-to-injury-ga-kills-electric-car-incentive-adds-last-minute-luxury-car-tax-break

Update — On the other hand, Massachusetts has extended its EV rebate program:

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