Just convert your Vanagon to an "EV" and don't report it to the state and
you'll find out (when your neighbors or co-workers rat you out), that
electrically powered (fuel source) vehicles must pay road usage tax.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Daniel - Shazam" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: Taxing eclectic fuels

> So easy to read that at first glance as 'electric' fuels.
>
> There's a guy in south or north Carolina who might be in big trouble with
> his state treasury dept or whomever, for doing veggie conversions to
> diesel
> cars and not paying road fuel tax, something like that.
> Crazy, no ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Pensioner
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 4:47 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Taxing eclectic fuels
>
> Paul mentions...
>
> Road usage tax and the hassle of filing and being audited is more than
> most
> want to deal with. This discourages many to not use alterative fuels,
> eclectic, propane, natural gas and methane (to name a few).
>
> ....
>
> I wonder what qualifies as an eclectic fuel.  Buffalo Chips?  Mao tse
> Dong?
> (say it to understand)
>
> I can see the calculations now...41 miles used two bags of chips...
>
> Pensioner
>
> always on the lookout for eclectic fuels...
>
> (Even the best smelling checker wood knot of cot that won)
>
> Fryeday on!
>
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