This is more than the average fossil car owner pays in gas taxes, and really bad policy during a world fuel shortage.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    We do NOT want an electric car tax, but it would be fair to treat EVs fairly, especially if it goes toward transportation infrastructure fairly.

    Some of the problems with current funding

    • gas tax is insufficient. If we truly want to cover transportation infrastructure, we need to double or triple
    • gas tax is unfair, even before we get to EVs. A more efficient vehicle does not need less infrastructure spending
    • goes toward roads, almost exclusively, new projects almost entirely. I know maintenance is boring but it needs to be done, and should be what we need to solve the problem, not just default to road
    • most transportation options have been starved of funding for a century. We need to fix that. We need choices. We need more scalable support, both up and down