Regardless of what you drive, all drivers want smooth, safe roads and bridges. Currently, gas drivers pay a tax on every gallon of gasoline they buy that supports road maintenance and upgrades. EV drivers want to pay their fair share. States have taken different approaches to collecting funding from EV drivers, such as additional registration fees for EVs and mileage-based user fees for EV drivers. Plug In America has developed a position on road user fees to encourage fair and adequate highway funding.
Since EVs don’t pay gas taxes, how will roads be maintained?
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