While my initial reaction was negative, after thinking through it a little it does seem reasonable to look into a replacement for the fuel levy as a road usage tax now that the number of ICE cars keeps falling.
EVs don't have any less impact on road deterioration and maintenance needs. If anything they cause more damage as a result of their higher average mass and acceleration.
Whether a per-mile/km tax is the right approach or even feasible is another question, but I don't think it's entirely wrong to be considering some sort of road usage tax for EVs that's proportional to the fuel levy.
EVs don't have any less impact on road deterioration and maintenance needs. If anything they cause more damage as a result of their higher average mass and acceleration.
Whether a per-mile/km tax is the right approach or even feasible is another question, but I don't think it's entirely wrong to be considering some sort of road usage tax for EVs that's proportional to the fuel levy.