> Utah views EV drivers as tax evaders because they don't buy gas
That's because they kind of are. Road taxes are often use-based, where gasoline is the way they extract "use" taxes.
EVs also wear roads more than gas cars do, on average, because of their higher weight. And it's not linear wear per pound, either.
This is going to require a significant shift about how states and cities think about their road maintenance budgets and the taxes required to sustain them. A lot of states are going to, predictably, get this wrong.
That's because they kind of are. Road taxes are often use-based, where gasoline is the way they extract "use" taxes.
EVs also wear roads more than gas cars do, on average, because of their higher weight. And it's not linear wear per pound, either.
This is going to require a significant shift about how states and cities think about their road maintenance budgets and the taxes required to sustain them. A lot of states are going to, predictably, get this wrong.