EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks

Grit dog wrote:

JRscooby wrote:


One reason given for fuel tax revenues not keeping up with road building/maintenance is better MPG means more miles driven per dollar of tax collected. 1 fair and easy way to fix this problem would be zero out the per gallon tax, replace with per mile tax.

Stands to reason you’d be in favor of more government oversight and personal tracking…
WA is talking aboot this. It’s another ridiculous logistical and human rights cluster fark.

Not unlike the WA state bill to eliminate credit rating from insurance premium calculations. So egregious that even a liberal Supreme Court judge issued a stay of implementation on it.

Well, how many threads about the condition of highways we want to use while enjoying our RVs. Should they raise the fuel tax so only fuel burners pay for the roads? But a per year tax on the alternative fuel vehicles? That would mean people that don't drive much pay a higher rate than people that drive a lot. Probably the best idea would be put the highway system under control of DOD. That department always has unlimited funds.
Fact is, the only way to have a functioning road system is public finance.
Points on the tracking. Because some members on this site live across the borders, congress/courts have granted security departments right to monitor us. Plus most of use use loyalty cards, stores know when/what we buy. Credit Card companies track all we buy, including when/where we buy fuel*. Cell phone must track our location to know when to hand off signal.
Then most states require some kind of inspection when ownership of car transfers, and at regular intervals in the life of it. I bet part of the report is mileage. Just like 1099 workers are expected to report their income, pay the tax on that income every quarter, a car owner could report miles driven. Then when next inspection due, state compare odometer readings. If owner has not reported/paid tax on all miles, no license plates, permission to use our roads, will be granted. Maybe I not paranoid enough to see where state is getting any more info than do now.
*That CC info collected at pump can give a much more detailed description of when and where you go than any self report of the miles driven in 3 months