Sunshine (she/her)M to Electric [email protected]English • 9 days agoPay-per-mile fees have emerged as the most likely solution to dropping gas revenues linked to electric vehicles.www.politico.commessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down13
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkPay-per-mile fees have emerged as the most likely solution to dropping gas revenues linked to electric vehicles.www.politico.comSunshine (she/her)M to Electric [email protected]English • 9 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•8 days agoIf you’re in the U.S, afaik you’re already paying for the local roads, as gas tax does not fund them. On top of that, it’s probably good if heavy users pay proportionally - it’s not a particularly good idea to subsidize road overuse.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeersMlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 days agoAh, I’m in Canada, where it looks like some portion of the gas tax funds road repair. it’s not a particularly good idea to subsidize road overuse Fair enough, that is an excellent point.
If you’re in the U.S, afaik you’re already paying for the local roads, as gas tax does not fund them.
On top of that, it’s probably good if heavy users pay proportionally - it’s not a particularly good idea to subsidize road overuse.
Ah, I’m in Canada, where it looks like some portion of the gas tax funds road repair.
Fair enough, that is an excellent point.