Decrease the Average Vehicle Size on Our Roads

 

The purpose of the bill is to make our roads safer, quieter, and less congested. This bill adds a $5000 tax incentive to

all vehicles weighing less than 3200 pounds with a hood height of 34 inches or under bought in Minnesota for over $5000.

This will incentivize car manufacturers to produce more small and light cars and for people to buy smaller and lighter

cars. This will also get rid of the sales tax for qualifying cars.

 

Larger cars take up more space, have higher hoods, cause more noise pollution, and more emission pollution. By imposing

taxes on these larger cars and incentivizing the buying of smaller cars we can reduce noise pollution and emission

pollution, as well as reduce traffic and road deaths.

 

Traffic is defined as the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route.

Vehicle is defined as a thing used for transporting people or goods.

A larger vehicle is defined as a vehicle built on a truck chassis that weighs over 3500 pounds and has a hood height

over 40 inches.

A pickup truck is defined as a vehicle built on a pickup truck chassis that has a cargo bed behind the cabin without a

roof and with three short vertical walls. All pickup trucks fall under the new sales tax except for exemptions outlined

in the funding section of this bill.

A small vehicle is defined as being less than 3200 pounds with a hood height of less than 34 inches

 

This bill will be funded by an increase in the sales tax on larger vehicles and pickup trucks at a rate of 15% the price

of the car. There are exemptions for those buying a vehicle for the use of a company, for example, someone buying a

truck to haul lawnmowing equipment. This tax would be added when the owner of the vehicle chooses to register it with

the state which means the vehicle can be bought from anywhere. Rental car companies and other companies that sell car

transportation are also exempt from these taxes but cannot receive any tax incentives. The amount of money collected for

this tax will be way higher than the amount given out for the tax incentive, so this bill needs no other funding.

 

I you do not pay the tax associated with the buying of a SUV or truck that falls under the tax range you will be

punished in accordance with the laws on tax evasion.

I you claim money from this tax exemptive which you do not qualify for it you will be charged in accordance with state

laws for money laundering.

 

 

The tax incentive and tax will go into effect on November 1st, 2026. This will give time for car manufacturers to adjust

the number of cars they make to accommodate for a change in the type of vehicles people are going to buy.