VA: Virginia Backtracks on Its Hybrid Car Tax

Bloomberg BusinessWeek: A year ago, Virginia Republican Governor Bob McDonnell pushed through a massive overhaul of the state’s transportation system, changing how basic things like roads, bridges, and public buses get funded. Along the way, two strange things happened: Virginia became the first state to abolish its gasoline tax and the second to impose a special tax on fuel-efficient alternative vehicles—aka the Prius tax.

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