In case you wonder

Crowe wrote:
It's not just about the recycling. It's about the process, which at this point in time has it's drawbacks. https://blog.evbox.com/ev-battery-environmental-impact. With 60% of our current electricity coming from fossil fuels, that presents a whole new set of issues. My concern would be in states that have rotating blackouts such as California or the issues Texas has. . Then there's the whole issue of lost revenue from lack of gas taxes that will most likely be made up by new taxes elsewhere. Just some things to think about.

EV are already being charged yearly when renewing plate sticker.
Payin by miles driven by reading odometer would be most fair method imo.

Btw in my neck of the woods its like this

Ontario is a leader in renewables and nuclear. In 2018, over one-third of Ontario's electricity generation was from renewables and over 92% was from non-emitting sources. Slower growth in new renewable capacity is expected over the medium-term, while substantial nuclear refurbishments are planned over the next decade
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You can put men on the moon but cant build reliable energy network!?
What hapened to this Build Back Better promise.
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In near future
Europe wont allow sales of any New cell phones unless one can replace bateries easy without any tools