[Angel And The Wolf]

Yes, rather than throwing out money to encourage the buying of EVs and hybrids, pull in money to discourage the buying of hydrocarbon burning cars. Do this at the point of initial sale of vehicles.
Prohibit the resale of petroleum burning vehicles, but don't penalize current owners with more taxes on fuel.

(See what I can come up with if I were King?)

(But I still like my idea of charging by the pound and number of miles traveled.)