Consumer Reports: Sudden Spike of Electric Vehicle Taxes Punishes Consumers, Fails to Fund Highway Road Repairs
September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019
YONKERS, New York, Sept. 11 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release:
Several states are taxing electric vehicle drivers at rates much higher than the average driver pays in gas taxes, but a new analysis by Consumer Reports finds this approach is both an ineffective way to make up for highway fund shortfalls, and punishes drivers for choosing a zero-emission alternative to traditional gas-burning vehicles.
"People should be allowed to choose a vehicle . . .
Several states are taxing electric vehicle drivers at rates much higher than the average driver pays in gas taxes, but a new analysis by Consumer Reports finds this approach is both an ineffective way to make up for highway fund shortfalls, and punishes drivers for choosing a zero-emission alternative to traditional gas-burning vehicles.
"People should be allowed to choose a vehicle . . .