Washington DC takes action on HEVs and Large SUVs

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tempus, Dec 8, 2004.

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    FORTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE MEETING DC City Council
    Tuesday, December 7, 2004

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    Department of Motor Vehicles Reform Amendment Act of 2004, Committee on Public Works and the Environment (passed unanimously)

    Requires that vehicles weighing 5,000 pounds or greater to pay on a graduated scale by weight an 8% registration fee.

    Exempts from the certificate of title excise tax clean-fuel and electric vehicles.

    Creates two new weight classes and registration fees, one for heavy vehicles increasingly used on District roadways and one for certain clean fuel and electric vehicles.
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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tempus, Dec 8, 2004.

  1. Tempus
    So, best I can tell here's what the changes are:

    First Time Registration Excise Tax:

    Current:

    Excise Tax for vehicles less than 3,500 pounds 6% of fair market value
    Excise Tax for vehicles more than 3,500 pounds 7% of fair market value

    New:

    Excise Tax for HEV/Clean Fuel Vehicles $0
    Excise Tax for vehicles less than 3,500 pounds 6% of fair market value
    Excise Tax for vehicles between 3,500 and 5,000 pounds 7% of fair market value
    Excise Tax for vehicles more than 5,000 pounds 8% of fair market value

    Annual Vehicle Registration

    Current:

    Vehicle Registration for vehicles weighing less than 3,500 pounds $72/year
    Vehicle Registration for vehicles weighing more than 3,500 pounds $115/year

    New:

    Vehicle Registration for HEV/Clean Fuel Vehicles ????
    Vehicle Registration for vehicles weighing less than 3,500 pounds $72/year
    Vehicle Registration for vehicles between 3.500 and 5.000 pounds $115/year
    Vehicle Registration for vehicles weighing more than 5,000 pounds ????

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    I'm going to check with my council member and see if it's retroactive for this year :)

    I already paid my excise and registration on my Prius. I doubt I'll get it back though. Perils of early adoption.

    At our Block Party last summer I bent his ear about DC being the only jurisdiction in the area that didn't encourage clean fuel vehicles, and I got the other Prius owners in the area to go after him too. I guess it helped :)
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