Should electric cars pay road usage tax based on miles driven?

Absolutely.

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There is a move to tax them annually like license plates but that doesn't take in miles driven and load carried. That's what will wear out the roads.

The fair system would be a digital control/billing system where the vehicle talks to the charging system and gets billed through an electrical system separate from a building's regular electrical system. Cheating would be identified by an registered VIN.

But those that are pushing electrical vehicles want to use regular household electricity to put all of the road upkeep cost onto internal combustion vehicle owners. Another wealth transfer mechanism.

Mississippi charges an annual electric car tax of $75 for hybrid vehicles and $150 for electric. The states gonna do what the state does best, create new taxes.

How about we hold the government accountable for how they spend the tax dollars that they already get?

They should, but the problem becomes tracking those miles. As someone who previously did IFTA audits, there's no way you're doing that with any accuracy outside of putting data collection units in every single vehicle. Total miles isn't that hard with odometers, it's jurisdictional mileage.

You wouldn't have to track the miles if the electrical version of "Pay at the Pump" would be set up with a digital ID and billing system.

I have a propane powered truck I don't pay road tax on, so I have to fill out a form each year with my miles and pay the tax that way. Yes it's sort of a be honest type of tax, but the audit would be thorough and you wouldn't do that again after you get out of prison.

Suppose you drive around the country thru several states. How does each state that you drive thru collect road use fees?

Pay at the Plug.

The Teslas should pay an ugly tax.