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by greenleafjacob 2602 days ago
Why can’t the gas tax be extended to electricity provided to vehicles (ie superchargera) rather than ownership of EV?
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That would be very difficult to enforce. Most miles driven by most EVs come from home charging. That’s usually just plugging into a standard 240V outlet (or even a standard 120V outlet like you’d use to charge a phone). There’s rarely any separate metering.

More feasible would be some sort of per-mile tax based on the car’s odometer at the end of each year.