With electric vehicle sales growing, how will we pay for road repairs? – Daily Herald*

Options on the table include a fee based on vehicle miles traveled, tolling, and congestion pricing, officials said. Another idea might be to increase vehicle registration fees EV owners pay, which are $251 annually compared to $151 for conventional cars.
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Aaron
1 year ago

fun fact: roads existed before the gas tax and even before the irs. Roads even existed before the state of Illinois.

Platinum Goose
1 year ago

Aren’t electric bills taxed? Won’t people be using more electric if they have an electric vehicle thus more taxes? Or is this more like how do get more money for the companies that build our roads and contribute to our campaigns.

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