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State Tests Surveillance Method to Tax EV Drivers

June 05, 2024 Eric Sorensen
State Tests Surveillance Method to Tax EV Drivers
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State Tests Surveillance Method to Tax EV Drivers
Jun 05, 2024
Eric Sorensen

Electric vehicles may be good for the environment, but there is an unwanted side effect that’s been bad for the budgets of many states that rely on the gas tax.

And while some are finding ways around it via supersized registration fees for electrics, the state of California is exploring another way to beef up its highway funds – and it intends to treat all vehicle types equally.


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Electric vehicles may be good for the environment, but there is an unwanted side effect that’s been bad for the budgets of many states that rely on the gas tax.

And while some are finding ways around it via supersized registration fees for electrics, the state of California is exploring another way to beef up its highway funds – and it intends to treat all vehicle types equally.


Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.