> Want to go electric? You'll pay tax on electricity in concordance with it's economic price and influence on the planet.
The problem is that generic electrical consumption is not (unlike gasoline pumped at a gas-station) a decent proxy for how heavily the purchaser occupies and wears-down roads.
In turn, it makes it harder to connect fair (proportional) amounts to fix the roads.
That is true. Idk how to tax that. Through the tires? Would also stimulate going for durable ones. Although electric cars produce much less breaking dust, contributing to clean air again. Okok, it's complicated. Just tax anything based on it's environmental impact, then add some percentage for the roads?
The problem is that generic electrical consumption is not (unlike gasoline pumped at a gas-station) a decent proxy for how heavily the purchaser occupies and wears-down roads.
In turn, it makes it harder to connect fair (proportional) amounts to fix the roads.