Electric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many states
Electric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many states
www.politico.com Electric cars face 'punitive' fees, new restrictions in many states
A growing number of conservative states are imposing new taxes on drivers using electric vehicle charging stations and trying to limit EV sales.
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State lawmakers imposed the new fee on EVs this spring to replace gasoline taxes lost to the switch to battery-powered vehicles
This is a good thing, but poorly-implemented. Should instead be tied to mileage driven.
Some function of axle weight and mileage would probably be the best combination
Or recognize the roads and related infrastructure as a public good and use general funds to pay for it instead of leaning into a user pay model.
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