An extra meter in your garage is pretty expensive. I know that PG&E in California offers an electricity plan to EV owners where you have a separate meter for your EV, but most people do not use it because of the added expense. I think a better solution would be to read the odometer whenever you get your car inspected, calculate the miles driven since last inspection, and tax you accordingly. Cars that drive both on electricity and gasoline, like the Chevy Volt, have a way that you can read specifically how many electric miles have been driven.
So: no.
Well, since e-cars only avoid about $300/yr of gas taxes perhaps a semi-annual tax could be practical.
http://evsroll.com/Federal_Gas_Taxes.html
Must say I thought the cost would be higher!
“I think a better solution would be to read the odometer whenever you get your car inspected, calculate the miles driven since last inspection, and tax you accordingly. “
The hell you say. It’s not the governments business how much I drive.
Liberals have been pushing for this kind of tax for a long while because it would be a phenomenal new corporate tax. What kinds of vehicles are on the roads the longest?
Plus, any said tax would be in addition to, and not in place of gas taxes. That’s the best of both worlds, we can be “fair” in the socialist sense of the word, AND we can encourage less gas use. It’s a twofer.
Threefer actually, because you can bet that a mileage tax would be progressive, with higher rates the more miles you drive. We wouldn’t want to punish the poor with a mileage tax, don’t you know. Besides, the rich can easily afford to pay more, and only rich people can afford long commutes to the suburbs.
No, thank you.