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Originally Posted by msd1107
An ICE has federally mandated maximum emission and fuel usage limits. If the country want lower, mandate it.
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Good point.
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The EV pays no fuel taxes to repair the roads they are using.
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That isn't a problem with EVs, but a failure of tax codes.
Infrastructure should be funded through general tax revenue and not be use based at all. Even people that don't own a vehicle rely on the infrastructure for the goods and services they consume. Goods don't just magically appear in the home. People who come to visit had to use roads to get there.
We all benefit from infrastructure either directly or indirectly and should pay for them through regular income or sales taxes. This eliminates the problem of trying to estimate what the use will be, and what the use-based tax amount should be. Instead, you calculate the needed revenue and tax accordingly.
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The additional energy used comes from the most highly polluting generators.
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How do you figure? My EV is recharged with hydroelectricity. Most EVs are charged at off-peak hours, meaning the most efficient power generators are supplying the energy. It's the peaking generators that are least efficient, and those are mostly used on hot days when air conditioners are running to cool homes and offices.
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The increased load from recharging EVs causes the electric companies to upgrade their transmission networks (especially the local transformers).
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Do you have evidence of this? As I said earlier, EVs are charged off-peak, so additional infrastructure isn't necessary.
BTW, electricity consumption in the US peaked in 2005, long before EVs were around.
...and the grid is trending cleaner.
