Sonia Daria
Sonia Daria voted up Bikergirl Anonymous' answer
Are taxes on gasoline meant to pay for road upkeep and repair? If so, should an electric car be taxed when originally sold for the cars expected mileage in its lifetime? (to cover the loss of gas taxes to keep the roads in good shape)

Good gosh I hope not!  The cost to a orginal purchaser would be astronomical and could plausibly not reflect his/her own usage of that vehicle. If the tax is paid for the lifetime of the car up front .. That would mean the orginal owner would have to recoup that prorated tax when he/she sold … Read more

Sonia Daria
Sonia Daria voted up Otis Campbell's answer
Are taxes on gasoline meant to pay for road upkeep and repair? If so, should an electric car be taxed when originally sold for the cars expected mileage in its lifetime? (to cover the loss of gas taxes to keep the roads in good shape)

Im shure the government likes your way of thinking and will probably come up with some type of user tax like u say for electric car owners