Why slap additional charge on top if it is ICE? Some ICE cars emit less CO2 over their lifetime than EVs, especially when driven only in city, on short distances, in which case the lower CO2 emissions from driving don't offset much higher manufacturing emissions of EV. Also ICE cars cause less pollution from tire wear.
Because we don't enact policy based on "some" cases and it's not just about CO2, we want to stop depending on fossil fuels.
> especially when driven only in city, on short distances
In the city and for short distances, cars could/should be banned outright, and force the US to transition to multi-mode and increased adoption of public transit.